Insect behavioural ecologist @rothamsted tweets own views on ecological approaches to integrated pest management, sustainable farming & environment
Joined March 2017
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I'll be leaving X next week (after Jan 20th...) Going to a happier place - see you there for #IPM #OSR #SustainableAg #CSFB and more! samcook-ipm.bsky.social
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Jun 10
#IPM integrated pest management a system that uses the biological control of insects eating the insect that eats your crop . Or the swift swallow , Martin eat masses of insects ! 🐞 @Rothamsted @kelly_jowett @SaveourSwifts @ukhousemartins @NHM_Diptera @SWTWildFarms @NFFNUK @StevenFalk1 @DefraGovUK @NaturalEngland @BC_Suffolk @BTO_Suffolk
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Court in the Netherlands rules that trawlers cannot fish in the Natura-2000 conservation area in the Dogger Bank in the North Sea without a govt. permit, for which they need a ruling that their "fishery activities" will not damage marine life there. doggerland.earth/rechter-gee…
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Great ideas deserve support.
The RES EDI Grant is here to fund initiatives that:
🌱 Reach new audiences
🤝 Engage diverse communities
🔬 Open up access to #InsectScience
and more.
If your project can make an impact, we want to hear from you 🔽
royensoc.co.uk/equality-dive…
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We're currently hiring for 2 roles at our Harpenden research farm. By joining us, at the world's longest running agricultural research institute, you can be a part of a more sustainable farming future!
Find out more👇
jobs.rothamsted.ac.uk/vacanc…
#hiring #farming
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Abstract Deadline next week!
🐞 From pollination to pest management, insects are central to resilient farming systems. Join the conversation at #SustainableFarming SIG 2026.
Submit your abstracts and register now 🔽
royensoc.co.uk/event/sustain…
#Pollinators #SustainableAgriculture
ALT Aphids resting on a green leaf with text about the Royal Entomological Society's Sustainable Farming Special Interest Group 2026 event.
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Curious about trying natural pest control?
Listen to Charlotte Robb and Sam Cook on the latest Rural Payments Agency podcast - they've been researching integrated pest management (IPM) and how farmers can reduce their reliance on pesticides👇👂
ruralpayments.blog.gov.uk/20…
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We're hiring at Rothamsted Harpenden farm! Not just any farm job, you'll be working alongside scientists to grow field experiments which will help the future of farming.
All current vacancies can be found here: jobs.rothamsted.ac.uk/vacanc…
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Dunwich Wildlife Safari, an outing for wildlife lovers exploring shingle, marsh, grassland and heath to discover local biodiversity, led by an expert. Saturday 30 May, 10.30-4.30, details: dunwichmuseum.org.uk/events/
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May 15
Would you or someone you know be interested becoming our new Insect Survey Trap Engineer? if yes, please see here: jobs.rothamsted.ac.uk/vacanc… #techician #insecttrap #aphids #insectjob #engineer #trap #insect
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Wildlife Sanctuary activities, @Dunwichmuseum, Thursday 24 May, 12-4. Make bee hotels and create a bee, butterfly and bug sanctuary for your own garden or window.
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OSR growers & advisers — your input is needed.
👉 tinyurl.com/OSRSurv26
🕒 5 mins to complete
🔒 No personal data
📣 No contact details
Help shape future CSFB management with real on-farm insight.
Your voice matters.
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Would you or someone you know be interested becoming our new Insect Survey Engineer? if yes, please see here: jobs.rothamsted.ac.uk/vacanc…
#job #engineer #insect
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Apr 25
Swallows loving the insects above the oilseed rape
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Apr 21
🪲Monitoring beneficial insects: What support do farmers need?
Researchers from AgZero are asking farmers & agronomists to help inform policy development & scientific discovery by completing a short survey📝.
Learn more ➡️ow.ly/XRLV50YMpOX
@Rothamsted @kelly_jowett
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Sam Cook retweeted
#VoteForNature
“The nature crisis is happening now. It is imperative that we protect & enhance that
which already exists – not, as in the case of Sizewell C, destroy precious wildlife habitats with the claim of BNG decades in the future...." See
tasizewellc.org.uk/pr-tasc-s…
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Sam Cook retweeted
Apr 14
At the insect survey, we are looking for a new Insect Survey Engineer to join our team! if you are interested see below #job #engineer #insect
jobs.rothamsted.ac.uk/vacanc…
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Sam Cook retweeted
📢@RoyEntSoc are delighted to announce the launch of a new journal! 🎉
Approaches in Entomology will publish innovative & exciting advances to methods & techniques, including ethics & philosophies, across the breadth of entomology. 🔬
More here!⬇️
buff.ly/tNTmujq
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Sam Cook retweeted
The @RoyEntSoc membership magazine, Antenna, has hit its 50th volume! 🎉
To celebrate the milestone, they're making this issue accessible online for everyone to read!
Find the issue & learn more about the vibrant community that drives the RES ⬇️
buff.ly/TDRwZsJ
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Sam Cook retweeted
Ed gaslighting again. Sizewell C is not 'homegrown clean power' - the developer is French govt owned EDF with their flawed EPR reactor design which requires overseas uranium & will produce 3900 tonnes of toxic radioactive waste for futute generations to look after for millennia!
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Well said, nature is in crisis. Sizewell C in an AONB, surrounded by designated wildlife sites & partially built on Sizewell Marshes SSSI, should never have been given DCO approval & demonstrates Fingleton is wrong - environmental regulations don't hold up infrastructure projects
If the nature-loving majority gets organised, bold and clear, we won’t just win on Fingleton.
We’ll shut down the idea that protecting nature was even up for debate for a generation.
That’s what’s at stake. I’m up for the fight.
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