Ed Straw
@edstraw.bsky.social
I study how pesticides impact bees. Special interest in RoundUp, ‘inert ingredients’ and pesticide statistics. he/him
Wednesday at 4pm UK i'm giving a talk to Cornell CALS about bees and co-formulants. Hop on if you're free! cals.cornell.edu/threat-posed...
The threat posed by ‘inert’ ingredients to bees
cals.cornell.edu
April 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Wednesday at 4pm UK i'm giving a talk to Cornell CALS about bees and co-formulants. Hop on if you're free! cals.cornell.edu/threat-posed...
Hit a double digits h-index today. Whether the double-digiti-ness rests on a single shameless self citation in my latest paper is not the question you asked though.
December 22, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Hit a double digits h-index today. Whether the double-digiti-ness rests on a single shameless self citation in my latest paper is not the question you asked though.
Reposted by Ed Straw
Añadidos Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social y Dara Stanley @darastanley.bsky.social al #StarterPack sobre abejas silvestres.
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December 22, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Añadidos Ed Straw @edstraw.bsky.social y Dara Stanley @darastanley.bsky.social al #StarterPack sobre abejas silvestres.
go.bsky.app/AcsMDum
go.bsky.app/AcsMDum
Reposted by Ed Straw
Do you know about bees but want to start looking at pesticides (or know someone who does)? Then why not start with reading our primer - setting out the basics to get started in bee and pesticide research! Led by @edstraw.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
An introduction to bee and pesticide research
Our article is a starting point for those entering bee and pesticide research, and can help introduce the complex concepts and terminology of the field. We point to some further reading and resources...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 21, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Do you know about bees but want to start looking at pesticides (or know someone who does)? Then why not start with reading our primer - setting out the basics to get started in bee and pesticide research! Led by @edstraw.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
ATTENTION ECOTOX PEOPLE: We wrote a primer on bee and pesticide science! Specifically written to be an accessible short guide for post / undergrads. It explains all the basic lingo and concepts in simple language. A great resource for the community! @darastanley.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
An introduction to bee and pesticide research
Our article is a starting point for those entering bee and pesticide research, and can help introduce the complex concepts and terminology of the field. We point to some further reading and resources...
doi.org
December 21, 2024 at 5:07 PM
ATTENTION ECOTOX PEOPLE: We wrote a primer on bee and pesticide science! Specifically written to be an accessible short guide for post / undergrads. It explains all the basic lingo and concepts in simple language. A great resource for the community! @darastanley.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Reposted by Ed Straw
Agree with you 100%:"...people will read whatever they want into science and will use it to further their agenda however they want."
December 10, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Agree with you 100%:"...people will read whatever they want into science and will use it to further their agenda however they want."
New blog from me!! A step-by-step guide* on getting your science paper glued to the front of a pesticide company's door in a protest!
(*ok not quite, but an interesting dissection of what SciComm on social media actually looks like).
appliedecologistsblog.com/2024/12/04/s...
(*ok not quite, but an interesting dissection of what SciComm on social media actually looks like).
appliedecologistsblog.com/2024/12/04/s...
Science communication: A sticky situation
As part of Journal of Applied Ecology’s efforts to discuss how real-world impact can be achieved following research, we’re talking to authors about their studies. In this post, Edward S…
appliedecologistsblog.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:15 PM
New blog from me!! A step-by-step guide* on getting your science paper glued to the front of a pesticide company's door in a protest!
(*ok not quite, but an interesting dissection of what SciComm on social media actually looks like).
appliedecologistsblog.com/2024/12/04/s...
(*ok not quite, but an interesting dissection of what SciComm on social media actually looks like).
appliedecologistsblog.com/2024/12/04/s...
New paper coming out in the next few weeks. Can’t wait to share it with y’all. Glad this site has taken off in time!
November 27, 2024 at 8:14 AM
New paper coming out in the next few weeks. Can’t wait to share it with y’all. Glad this site has taken off in time!
Very excited to see Ecotox Twitter reforming on here. All we need now is a new EFSA opinion on glyphosate and we’ll be off to the races.
November 25, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Very excited to see Ecotox Twitter reforming on here. All we need now is a new EFSA opinion on glyphosate and we’ll be off to the races.
Reposted by Ed Straw
#Insect #Entomology bluesky, is this a thrip? It is approximately 0.25mm long.
#Herbarium bluesky, are thrips known herbarium pests? I can't find anything documented.
#Herbarium bluesky, are thrips known herbarium pests? I can't find anything documented.
November 19, 2024 at 7:43 PM
#Insect #Entomology bluesky, is this a thrip? It is approximately 0.25mm long.
#Herbarium bluesky, are thrips known herbarium pests? I can't find anything documented.
#Herbarium bluesky, are thrips known herbarium pests? I can't find anything documented.
If you could stick a bunch of sensors into a bee colony placed out in farmlands, what would you want to measure? I've got temperature, humidity, colony weight and bee entry/exit down, but I imagine there are other metrics that'd be super interesting. Thoughts?
September 3, 2024 at 8:22 AM
If you could stick a bunch of sensors into a bee colony placed out in farmlands, what would you want to measure? I've got temperature, humidity, colony weight and bee entry/exit down, but I imagine there are other metrics that'd be super interesting. Thoughts?
Fantastic project at UCD, great funding body, great project!
Come join Darren in a project that'll build on some super exciting work we've been doing lately on bumblebee's response to pesticides.
Come join Darren in a project that'll build on some super exciting work we've been doing lately on bumblebee's response to pesticides.
Interested in #pollinators and #microbiota?
We're looking for a recent PhD grad in microbiology and/or bioinformatics interested in applying for IRC Postdoc funding
Based in University College Dublin SBES working with Nicholas Brereton Julia Jones @edstraw.bsky.social
research.ie/funding/goip...
We're looking for a recent PhD grad in microbiology and/or bioinformatics interested in applying for IRC Postdoc funding
Based in University College Dublin SBES working with Nicholas Brereton Julia Jones @edstraw.bsky.social
research.ie/funding/goip...
Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme | Irish Research Council
Background The Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme is an established national initiative, funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and →
research.ie
August 27, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Fantastic project at UCD, great funding body, great project!
Come join Darren in a project that'll build on some super exciting work we've been doing lately on bumblebee's response to pesticides.
Come join Darren in a project that'll build on some super exciting work we've been doing lately on bumblebee's response to pesticides.
NEW PAPER:
We report, for the first time, the scale of how many different pesticides are on sale in the UK and Ireland.
Nearly 2,500 different pesticides are on sale in the UK, from 266 different active ingredients.
doi.org/10.1016/j.di...
We report, for the first time, the scale of how many different pesticides are on sale in the UK and Ireland.
Nearly 2,500 different pesticides are on sale in the UK, from 266 different active ingredients.
doi.org/10.1016/j.di...
August 26, 2024 at 10:44 AM
NEW PAPER:
We report, for the first time, the scale of how many different pesticides are on sale in the UK and Ireland.
Nearly 2,500 different pesticides are on sale in the UK, from 266 different active ingredients.
doi.org/10.1016/j.di...
We report, for the first time, the scale of how many different pesticides are on sale in the UK and Ireland.
Nearly 2,500 different pesticides are on sale in the UK, from 266 different active ingredients.
doi.org/10.1016/j.di...
Alarming instances of PFAS contamination in pesticides (both deliberate and accidental) in USA. Highlights the weaknesses in transparency regarding pesticides.
doi.org/10.1289/EHP1...
doi.org/10.1289/EHP1...
Forever Pesticides: A Growing Source of PFAS Contamination in the Environment | Environmental Health Perspectives | Vol. 132, No. 7
Background: Environmental contamination by fluorinated chemicals, in particular chemicals from
the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) class, has raised concerns around the
globe because of doc...
doi.org
July 31, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Alarming instances of PFAS contamination in pesticides (both deliberate and accidental) in USA. Highlights the weaknesses in transparency regarding pesticides.
doi.org/10.1289/EHP1...
doi.org/10.1289/EHP1...
Emergency authorisations of banned pesticides aren't so 'emergency' after all.
Many are approved for longer than is allowed, or repeatedly re-approved, stretching the definition of emergency!
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
Many are approved for longer than is allowed, or repeatedly re-approved, stretching the definition of emergency!
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
July 25, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Emergency authorisations of banned pesticides aren't so 'emergency' after all.
Many are approved for longer than is allowed, or repeatedly re-approved, stretching the definition of emergency!
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
Many are approved for longer than is allowed, or repeatedly re-approved, stretching the definition of emergency!
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
PFAS in UK pesticides. Great report from FIDRA on 'forever chemical' usage. Not sure I agree with a wholesale ban, but great to see them shining a light on the scale of the issue.
www.fidra.org.uk/download/pfa...
www.fidra.org.uk/download/pfa...
PFAS Active Substances in UK Pesticides - Fidra
This report investigates the use of PFAS as an active pesticide substance in the UK, with particular focus on the UK arable sector.
www.fidra.org.uk
July 12, 2024 at 9:40 AM
PFAS in UK pesticides. Great report from FIDRA on 'forever chemical' usage. Not sure I agree with a wholesale ban, but great to see them shining a light on the scale of the issue.
www.fidra.org.uk/download/pfa...
www.fidra.org.uk/download/pfa...
I am on the job hunt currently! Looking for positions in the south-west of England (or remote), in anything science based, academic or not. If you see anything, please do let me know, would be hugely appreciated!
June 12, 2024 at 11:06 AM
I am on the job hunt currently! Looking for positions in the south-west of England (or remote), in anything science based, academic or not. If you see anything, please do let me know, would be hugely appreciated!
EU new legislation on safeners and synergists.
Good stuff, could be better. Will need to read it more thoroughly.
Basically putting safeners and synergists on same level of testing as active ingredients.
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
Good stuff, could be better. Will need to read it more thoroughly.
Basically putting safeners and synergists on same level of testing as active ingredients.
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
ec.europa.eu
May 31, 2024 at 3:39 PM
EU new legislation on safeners and synergists.
Good stuff, could be better. Will need to read it more thoroughly.
Basically putting safeners and synergists on same level of testing as active ingredients.
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
Good stuff, could be better. Will need to read it more thoroughly.
Basically putting safeners and synergists on same level of testing as active ingredients.
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
New article from me about all the other ingredients in pesticides. Goes some way to helping us talk about pesticide bans with more nuance.
"Pesticides are more than just the main ingredient"
www.farmersjournal.ie/focus/crop-p...
"Pesticides are more than just the main ingredient"
www.farmersjournal.ie/focus/crop-p...
Pesticides are more than just the main ingredient 10 April 2024 Free
Dr Edward Straw of Trinity College writes about how the active ingredient is a small part of a pesticide. Co-formulants which help the product to work are a large part of the ingredients.
www.farmersjournal.ie
April 11, 2024 at 8:15 AM
New article from me about all the other ingredients in pesticides. Goes some way to helping us talk about pesticide bans with more nuance.
"Pesticides are more than just the main ingredient"
www.farmersjournal.ie/focus/crop-p...
"Pesticides are more than just the main ingredient"
www.farmersjournal.ie/focus/crop-p...
Have any of you ever done Professional Pesticide training (i.e. for spray qualification)? In any country. Would you be willing to chat about your experience with me at some point?
March 27, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Have any of you ever done Professional Pesticide training (i.e. for spray qualification)? In any country. Would you be willing to chat about your experience with me at some point?
Just hit my 300th citation today, very exciting! If you're ever curious about my research go check my paper out at scholar.google.co.uk/citations?us...
March 27, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Just hit my 300th citation today, very exciting! If you're ever curious about my research go check my paper out at scholar.google.co.uk/citations?us...
Any of you ever worked with a herbicide that was orally and acutely lethal to bees? Any suggestions welcome.
March 21, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Any of you ever worked with a herbicide that was orally and acutely lethal to bees? Any suggestions welcome.
All three were rejected within 24 hours. Gotta appreciate the dream-crushing efficiency of academia... There's always next year.
The first of my three fellowship grants currently pending has been rejected. Rough.
March 18, 2024 at 10:01 AM
All three were rejected within 24 hours. Gotta appreciate the dream-crushing efficiency of academia... There's always next year.
The first of my three fellowship grants currently pending has been rejected. Rough.
March 14, 2024 at 11:55 AM
The first of my three fellowship grants currently pending has been rejected. Rough.
I have a whole cabinet of pesticide formulations if anyone is ever in need for experiments. Fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, adjuvants. Happy to share.
March 9, 2024 at 10:37 AM
I have a whole cabinet of pesticide formulations if anyone is ever in need for experiments. Fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, adjuvants. Happy to share.