Dave Goulson
@davegoulson.bsky.social
Scientist, specializing in bumblebees. Author of various books about insects. Trying to save the planet one bee at a time.
Nice article on how pet flea & tick treatments end up in rivers:
the-european.eu/story-57030/...
the-european.eu/story-57030/...
Fipronil Waterway Pollution Europe Warning
Fipronil Waterway Pollution Europe concerns grow as pet flea treatments contaminate rivers, threatening wildlife and drinking water safety.
the-european.eu
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Nice article on how pet flea & tick treatments end up in rivers:
the-european.eu/story-57030/...
the-european.eu/story-57030/...
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And yet there's been so much on this! For instance by expert @davegoulson.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiBY...
@phoebeweston.bsky.social's pieces: www.theguardian.com/environment/... and www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In US: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi..., etc
@phoebeweston.bsky.social's pieces: www.theguardian.com/environment/... and www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In US: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi..., etc
No More Beewashing! Why beekeeping doesn't help conserve bees.
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:36 AM
And yet there's been so much on this! For instance by expert @davegoulson.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiBY...
@phoebeweston.bsky.social's pieces: www.theguardian.com/environment/... and www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In US: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi..., etc
@phoebeweston.bsky.social's pieces: www.theguardian.com/environment/... and www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In US: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi..., etc
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The most amazing surprise set of @nationaltrust.org.uk books arrived today including Linda Collister @davegoulson.bsky.social Robyn Booth and @therichardmadden.bsky.social
My huge thanks to (I think) Elinor Fewster and @harpercollins.bsky.social
All out this Spring and all looking fantastic
My huge thanks to (I think) Elinor Fewster and @harpercollins.bsky.social
All out this Spring and all looking fantastic
February 5, 2026 at 1:39 PM
The most amazing surprise set of @nationaltrust.org.uk books arrived today including Linda Collister @davegoulson.bsky.social Robyn Booth and @therichardmadden.bsky.social
My huge thanks to (I think) Elinor Fewster and @harpercollins.bsky.social
All out this Spring and all looking fantastic
My huge thanks to (I think) Elinor Fewster and @harpercollins.bsky.social
All out this Spring and all looking fantastic
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Out 05/02 for 7+ readers, the junior edition of Insectarium by Emily Carter and @davegoulson.bsky.social looks absolutely stunning. Huge thanks go to Hiromi @bonnierbooks.bsky.social
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January 31, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Out 05/02 for 7+ readers, the junior edition of Insectarium by Emily Carter and @davegoulson.bsky.social looks absolutely stunning. Huge thanks go to Hiromi @bonnierbooks.bsky.social
🦋🐞🪲
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The latest on insect declines, neonicotinoids and pet parasiticides youtu.be/f_g9e1LtFY4 via @YouTube
Insect declines, neonicotinoids and pet parasiticides
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 2:09 PM
The latest on insect declines, neonicotinoids and pet parasiticides youtu.be/f_g9e1LtFY4 via @YouTube
Countries bombed by USA or Israel with USA backing in last 6 months: Iran, Venezuela, Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, Palestine, Nigeria. Threatened: Greenland, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba. Any others? Where next?
January 13, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Countries bombed by USA or Israel with USA backing in last 6 months: Iran, Venezuela, Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, Palestine, Nigeria. Threatened: Greenland, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba. Any others? Where next?
Tickets here: tickets.matterpay.com/s/chorleywoo...
January 8, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Tickets here: tickets.matterpay.com/s/chorleywoo...
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Peru 🇵🇪 has given legal rights to 175 native bee 🐝 species:
"...stingless bees now have the fundamental right to exist and flourish in a healthy environment, without pollution, habitat loss, climate change, human activity or other threats..."
🪲🪳🌎
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/h...
"...stingless bees now have the fundamental right to exist and flourish in a healthy environment, without pollution, habitat loss, climate change, human activity or other threats..."
🪲🪳🌎
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/h...
Honey-Making Stingless Bees in the Peruvian Amazon Become the First Insects to Gain Legal Rights
Two local ordinances granted rights to at least 175 stingless bee species in Peru, which are culturally and spiritually significant to Indigenous peoples and help maintain a healthy rainforest ecosyst...
www.smithsonianmag.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Peru 🇵🇪 has given legal rights to 175 native bee 🐝 species:
"...stingless bees now have the fundamental right to exist and flourish in a healthy environment, without pollution, habitat loss, climate change, human activity or other threats..."
🪲🪳🌎
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/h...
"...stingless bees now have the fundamental right to exist and flourish in a healthy environment, without pollution, habitat loss, climate change, human activity or other threats..."
🪲🪳🌎
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/h...
Fifty new houses going up on a greenfield site near my tiny village, not a solar panel in sight. No infrastructure, almost no public transport. Pig ugly to boot. Why are we allowing this?
January 3, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Fifty new houses going up on a greenfield site near my tiny village, not a solar panel in sight. No infrastructure, almost no public transport. Pig ugly to boot. Why are we allowing this?
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December 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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I haven't used peat for 20 years. It is perfectly possible to garden without it so why are we still using something so damaging to the environment.
December 24, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I haven't used peat for 20 years. It is perfectly possible to garden without it so why are we still using something so damaging to the environment.
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If you garden, please don't buy peat products.
Apart from compost, try to find plants that have not been grown in peat.
Peat has no nutritional benefits for plants, it is solely used as a neutral growing medium with perfect drainage which can then be artificially modified to specification.
Apart from compost, try to find plants that have not been grown in peat.
Peat has no nutritional benefits for plants, it is solely used as a neutral growing medium with perfect drainage which can then be artificially modified to specification.
Another campaign to go peat free, it only takes a second, please sign (link in comment below). Such an easy step we could take to address both climate and biodiversity crises.
December 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
If you garden, please don't buy peat products.
Apart from compost, try to find plants that have not been grown in peat.
Peat has no nutritional benefits for plants, it is solely used as a neutral growing medium with perfect drainage which can then be artificially modified to specification.
Apart from compost, try to find plants that have not been grown in peat.
Peat has no nutritional benefits for plants, it is solely used as a neutral growing medium with perfect drainage which can then be artificially modified to specification.
A simple way to make your own delicious cider with minimal equipment, just in time for Christmas. A great way to use up windfall apples.
youtu.be/jRjBUjcJJMg
youtu.be/jRjBUjcJJMg
How to make cider without a cider press
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
A simple way to make your own delicious cider with minimal equipment, just in time for Christmas. A great way to use up windfall apples.
youtu.be/jRjBUjcJJMg
youtu.be/jRjBUjcJJMg
Another campaign to go peat free, it only takes a second, please sign (link in comment below). Such an easy step we could take to address both climate and biodiversity crises.
December 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Another campaign to go peat free, it only takes a second, please sign (link in comment below). Such an easy step we could take to address both climate and biodiversity crises.
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Stuck for ideas for Christmas presents? :)
December 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Stuck for ideas for Christmas presents? :)
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Heather nectar metabolites reduce within-colony epidemics of the bumblebee parasite Crithidia bombi showing that anti microbial compounds in nectar are effective at improving bee health at colony levels. @rbgkew.bsky.social
@markjfbrown.bsky.social
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
@markjfbrown.bsky.social
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
Heather nectar extracts reduce within-colony epidemics of the bumblebee parasite Crithidia bombi
Abstract. Disease and habitat loss are significant causes of pollinator declines, and evidence indicates the two are linked. In Britain, lowland heath is a
royalsocietypublishing.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Heather nectar metabolites reduce within-colony epidemics of the bumblebee parasite Crithidia bombi showing that anti microbial compounds in nectar are effective at improving bee health at colony levels. @rbgkew.bsky.social
@markjfbrown.bsky.social
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
@markjfbrown.bsky.social
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
Stuck for ideas for Christmas presents? :)
December 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Stuck for ideas for Christmas presents? :)
It seems to me that extreme inequality is at the root of all our societal instability. It creates poverty and puts vast power in the hands of an unelected greedy few.
Just 0.001% of humanity hold three times the wealth of poorest half, report finds - that's fewer than 60,000 people vs 4bn
- World #Inequality Report says such extreme divides are no longer sustainable for societies or ecosystems
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www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
- World #Inequality Report says such extreme divides are no longer sustainable for societies or ecosystems
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www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It seems to me that extreme inequality is at the root of all our societal instability. It creates poverty and puts vast power in the hands of an unelected greedy few.
Free online talk, tonight, book asap on Eventbright:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/saving-our...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/saving-our...
December 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Free online talk, tonight, book asap on Eventbright:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/saving-our...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/saving-our...
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Gary Lineker on Gaza, "It's the worst thing I have seen in my lifetime. Constant images day in, day out of children losing their lives."
"But the minute you raise your voice against it you get accused of being a supporter of Hamas."
"But the minute you raise your voice against it you get accused of being a supporter of Hamas."
December 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Gary Lineker on Gaza, "It's the worst thing I have seen in my lifetime. Constant images day in, day out of children losing their lives."
"But the minute you raise your voice against it you get accused of being a supporter of Hamas."
"But the minute you raise your voice against it you get accused of being a supporter of Hamas."
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Do you treat your dog to prevent fleas? You really need to watch this.
It doesn't hurt and you'll be glad you did.
It doesn't hurt and you'll be glad you did.
Watch my most recent talk at your leisure here:
wsrt.org.uk/news/insect-...
wsrt.org.uk/news/insect-...
Insect Declines, Pesticides and Pet Parasiticides with Dave Goulson
wsrt.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Do you treat your dog to prevent fleas? You really need to watch this.
It doesn't hurt and you'll be glad you did.
It doesn't hurt and you'll be glad you did.
Watch my most recent talk at your leisure here:
wsrt.org.uk/news/insect-...
wsrt.org.uk/news/insect-...
Insect Declines, Pesticides and Pet Parasiticides with Dave Goulson
wsrt.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Watch my most recent talk at your leisure here:
wsrt.org.uk/news/insect-...
wsrt.org.uk/news/insect-...
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📗 *Eat The Planet Well* being published soon!
#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
Coming soon, my new book; Eat The Planet Well
youtube.com/shorts/zzoQJ...
youtube.com/shorts/zzoQJ...
Eat the Planet Well: my new book, coming soon.
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
📗 *Eat The Planet Well* being published soon!
#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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This is worrying. Recently moved into a new build development. Scuffed up a patch of grass to sow a mini meadow- only to find plastic netting embedded in the newly laid turf. Apparently rife in new builds as easier to lay & cheaper to produce.
@davegoulson.bsky.social
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
@davegoulson.bsky.social
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
This is worrying. Recently moved into a new build development. Scuffed up a patch of grass to sow a mini meadow- only to find plastic netting embedded in the newly laid turf. Apparently rife in new builds as easier to lay & cheaper to produce.
@davegoulson.bsky.social
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
@davegoulson.bsky.social
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
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Last night attended a talk by @davegoulson.bsky.social on insect declines, organised by Western Sussex rivers trust. Super talk highlighting the impact of neonicotinoids/insecticides use not only in farming but surprisingly on our pets. #Pesticides #Pets. #Pollinator #Insects #Moths #Butterflies
Insect Declines, Pesticides and Pet Parasiticides with Dave Goulson
wsrt.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Last night attended a talk by @davegoulson.bsky.social on insect declines, organised by Western Sussex rivers trust. Super talk highlighting the impact of neonicotinoids/insecticides use not only in farming but surprisingly on our pets. #Pesticides #Pets. #Pollinator #Insects #Moths #Butterflies