Check out this new preprint, now live on EcoEvoRxiv, from a Scottish Government-commissioned collaboration across Forest Research, Fera Science Ltd. and Newcastle University, led by Kyle Miller: Evaluating the potential of molecular dietary analysis of predators for the detection of emerging plant pests Monitoring plant pests is crucial for maximising yields across agricultural and forestContinue reading "New preprint: Evaluating the potential of molecular dietary analysis of predators for the detection of emerging plant pests"
FERG News June 2026
Spring has now truly sprung, just as many of us have swung into action for this year's field experiments! We've had a few other year-round or winter-based field experiments wrapping up too, and it's been a busy month for papers, preprint and protocols! There's still time to register for Rosy's online talk about her PhDContinue reading "FERG News June 2026"
NEW PAPER: Dietary RNA: integration of RNA data offers a potential paradigm shift for molecular dietary analyses
Check out this new paper that Jordan led with an incredible team of researchers across Newcastle University (including our very own Ben Hawthorne) and the University of Innsbruck, now published in Molecular Ecology Resources! Dietary RNA: integration of RNA data offers a potential paradigm shift for molecular dietary analyses It's been just over two decadesContinue reading "NEW PAPER: Dietary RNA: integration of RNA data offers a potential paradigm shift for molecular dietary analyses"
New preprint: Expanding the sentinel approach through multimodal integration: resolving underlying ecological processes with eDNA and computer vision
Check out this new preprint, now live on EcoEvoRxiv, from a collaboration co-led by Jordan and Yuval Cohen: Expanding the sentinel approach through multimodal integration: resolving underlying ecological processes with eDNA and computer vision Sentinel approaches can quantify in-field ecological interactions and processes in a semi-controlled way, also reducing bias and labour. The assignment ofContinue reading "New preprint: Expanding the sentinel approach through multimodal integration: resolving underlying ecological processes with eDNA and computer vision"
NEW PAPER: Knowledge gaps in feeding physiology, microbiome and behavior of insects for food and feed: overcoming barriers to advancing insect rearing through interdisciplinarity, standardization, and emerging technologies
Check out this new paper published as an output of the Group on Insect Nutrition To Open Nutritional Innovative Challenges (GIN-TONIC) Cost Action! Jordan contributed to this alongside an incredible team of researchers spanning 15 institutions and 12 countries, and it's now published in Journal of Insects as Food and Feed! Knowledge gaps in feedingContinue reading "NEW PAPER: Knowledge gaps in feeding physiology, microbiome and behavior of insects for food and feed: overcoming barriers to advancing insect rearing through interdisciplinarity, standardization, and emerging technologies"
FERG News May 2026
A slightly belated update this month as we get things started for most of our field experiments for the calendar year and wrap up most of the marking for the academic year! There's plenty going on, and even more to come soon! If you want to keep up with our updates every month (and occasionalContinue reading "FERG News May 2026"
FERG News April 2026
With fieldwork countdowns ticking and teaching slowly starting to wrap up for the academic year, we've had loads of exciting things coming into full bloom this month, much like the flowering plants dotting the trees, parks and roadsides throughout Newcastle! If you want to keep up with our updates every month (and in between), youContinue reading "FERG News April 2026"
Jordan leads the launch of a new journal: Approaches in Entomology!
We're really excited to share the imminent launch of a new journal published by the Royal Entomological Society and Wiley: Approaches in Entomology! Insect science is a dynamic and continually evolving field, driven equally by the methods we develop, critique and use, and the philosophies that guide our investigations, interpretations and applications. Advances in technologyContinue reading "Jordan leads the launch of a new journal: Approaches in Entomology!"
New preprint: Reintroducing a nationally extinct predator, the forest caterpillar hunter (Calosoma sycophanta), for biocontrol of the invasive oak processionary (Thaumetopoea processionea) in Britain: considerations, benefits and risks
Check out this new preprint, now live on EcoEvoRxiv, from an ongoing collaboration with Forest Research on oak processionary moth biocontrol: Reintroducing a nationally extinct predator, the forest caterpillar hunter (Calosoma sycophanta), for biocontrol of the invasive oak processionary (Thaumetopoea processionea) in Britain: considerations, benefits and risks The oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea; OPM) isContinue reading "New preprint: Reintroducing a nationally extinct predator, the forest caterpillar hunter (Calosoma sycophanta), for biocontrol of the invasive oak processionary (Thaumetopoea processionea) in Britain: considerations, benefits and risks"
NEW PAPER: Ecoacoustics for context-rich direct and indirect trophic interaction data and ecological network construction
Check out this new paper that Will led alongside his PhD supervisory team across Newcastle University, Fera Science Ltd and Nottingham Trent University! Ecoacoustics for context-rich direct and indirect trophic interaction data and ecological network construction Ecoacoustics can be used to monitor biodiversity across massive spatiotemporal scales, including in ecologically cryptic systems like soil, yetContinue reading "NEW PAPER: Ecoacoustics for context-rich direct and indirect trophic interaction data and ecological network construction"
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