Book here. The Assassin Bugs (Reduviidae) and the Damsel Bugs (Nabidae) are two important groups of predatory terrestrial bugs but are relatively small in terms of species numbers in Britain and Ireland. The Assassin Bugs... Read more »

Book here. Mosquitoes are one of the most infamous of all insects, almost entirely because of a single feature of their behaviour, the taste for blood! They are synonymous with nuisance biting and the spread... Read more »

Book here. Diptera comprise some of the most ecologically important animal species playing key roles in pollination, nutrient recycling and decomposition. But it is not just the adult flies we should be thinking about but... Read more »

Book here. This webinar will outline what freshwater sponges are, their biology and life cycle, and the difficulties of identification. It will also discuss the distribution and biology of obligate feeders, particularly the spongeflies and... Read more »

Book here. This webinar has been jointly organised with the Insect Welfare Research Society For many reasons, we may want to lethally collect insects (and other arthropods). But increasing evidence suggests there's cause to consider... Read more »

Book here. The fly family Muscidae are generally known as House Flies and everyone knows Musca domestica which flies around our kitchens and confounds scientists by landing upside down on the ceiling. But that species is... Read more »

Book here. This webinar, led by Dr Liam Crowley, will introduce the UK Chrysididae and explore their identification, with a focus on the more commonly encountered and iconic species. Dr Liam Crowley is a postdoctoral researcher... Read more »