Dates 3-13th September 2025 and, once again, the summer school is held in Peyresq, Haute-de-Provence Alpes, France, with field trip to Lac d'Allos in the Parc National du Mercantour 2/2

Santiago Masagué et al. demonstrate the importance of considering multiple sensory perspectives when designing monitoring methods. By altering the visual cues associated with pheromone lures for an invasive forest wasp, capture frequency was increased.
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Ayman Asiri et al. review the potential for semiochemical analysis for the detection of insect diseases, focusing on the context of pollinators. They discuss recent advances that allow in-field surveillance, potential applications and future prospects.
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Gaëtan Seimandi-Corda et al. review the increasing adoption of camera trapping for detecting insect predator-prey interactions. They discuss the equipment used, other parameters and considerations, guidance for new adopters and future advances likely to come soon.
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@bensjhawthorne.bsky.social et al. review the integration of DNA metabarcoding with traditional insect monitoring methods in agriculture. Molecular analysis presents many distinct benefits, but also some challenges that require careful consideration and expertise.
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@mukilansuresh.bsky.social et al. discuss the potential for computer vision and deep learning for identification of trapped insects, and the integration of DNA metabarcoding for cross-validation, facilitating construction of ecological networks.
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My co-authors and I propose the need for year-round monitoring of biocontrol interactions to enhance our understanding of predator-pest dynamics, but this will demand various methodological innovations and considerations, for which we provide guidance.
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@danielleybourne.bsky.social et al. discuss the significant advances that artificial intelligence brings to insect biomonitoring, particularly in providing decision support systems to help farmers identify pests and virus vectors, but also the challenges to overcome.
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In an editorial, we summarise the articles within the special issue and provide a synthesis on the overarching themes and concepts, which include the various emerging technologies underpinning significant advances, alongside some conceptual changes in how and when we monitor.
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The winners from all @royentsoc.bsky.social journals are listed on its website: www.royensoc.co.uk/news/res-jou... 🧪

And to Laura Pietrantuono for a paper on the influence of host genetics on the feeding behaviour of a native moth on Nothofagus trees resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... 🧪

Highly commended Early Career Entomologist awards for Agricultural and Forest Entomology went to Yevhen Suprunenko for work on the spread of an invasive forest pest, oak processionary moth resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1... 🧪[Photo from Forest Research]