Mastodawn

Prof Phil Stevenson Sep 14, 2023

All the plants are for me #AnilaQuayamAgha and
Plants of the Qur’ān a collection of botanical paintings by #SueWickison, on display for the first time - Exhibition closing Sunday 17th September @kewgardens.

Prof Phil Stevenson Jan 13, 2023

Pam Phillips Jan 12, 2023

On Saturday, Jan. 21 2 - 3:30 pm EST
Dave Goulson will speak on Zoom
Silent Earth: Saving Our #Insects.

If you like #bumblebees, you may already have heard of Dave Goulson. He's a scientist, founder of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, and author of seven books. I've only read his first, A STING IN THE TALE. It's a delightful and informative book about bumblebees.

#bees #pollinators #insects #boston

VIRTUAL - Silent Earth: Saving Our Insects

Presented by and in partnership with the Massachusetts Pollinator Network, Lexington Living Landscapes, Lincoln Land Conservation Trust and Mass Audubon. Insects are vital, fascinating, weird and wonderful. They are food, pollinators, recyclers, pest controllers, and much more, so we should be deeply concerned that they are in rapid decline.…Learn More . Registration required. Spaces are limited.

Assabet Interactive

Prof Phil Stevenson Jan 8, 2023

Natural History Museum under fire for gagging order with Danish oil sponsor | Natural History Museum | These corporate sponsorships are rarely worth it and always likely to damage reputations especially when their actions are in conflict with your primary institutional purpose #greenwashing https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jan/08/natural-history-museum-gagging-order-danish-oil-sponsor

Natural History Museum under fire for gagging clause with Danish oil sponsor

Wildlife photography contest that was subject to the agreement described environmental impact of oil rigs in positive light

The Guardian

Prof Phil Stevenson Dec 31, 2022

A novel farmland wildflower seed mix attracts a greater abundance and richness of pollinating insects than standard mixes. #pollinators #pollination #bees

https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/icad.12624

Prof Phil Stevenson Dec 31, 2022

Sunflower-Associated Reductions in Varroa Mite Infestation of Honey Bee Colonies. Increased sunflower pollen availability correlated with reduced Varroa mite infestation in landscapes & pollen-supplemented colonies. At landscape level, each doubling of sunflower crop area was associated with a 28% reduction in mite infestation. Late-summer supplementation of colonies with sunflower pollen reduced mite infestation by 2.75-fold. #bees #honeybees #pollinators

https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toac196

Sunflower-Associated Reductions in Varroa Mite Infestation of Honey Bee Colonies

Abstract. Landscapes can affect parasite epidemiology in wild and agricultural animals. Honey bees are threatened by loss of floral resources and by parasites,

OUP Academic

Prof Phil Stevenson Dec 30, 2022

Natural History Museum names 85 wasps among 351 new species. #insects #entomology #biodiversity #naturalhistory ⁦‪@NHM_Science‬⁩
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/dec/30/natural-history-museum-names-85-wasps-among-351-new-species?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

351 new species named by Natural History Museum – and a quarter are wasps

New varieties of the insect include species that could be useful for controlling crop pests

The Guardian

Prof Phil Stevenson Dec 28, 2022

Dare Obasanjo Dec 24, 2022

Found an incredibly useful app for finding people to follow on Mastodon. It crawls your social graph then finds the people who your followers follow the most that you don't follow.

https://followgraph.vercel.app/