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Contains eight recorded speaker presentations and Q&A transcripts

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    1. Bring the Dead Alive: Using Collections of Historic Material to Understand Modern Problems

    2. Trillions and Trillions Sold: How and Why We Farm (Some) Flies

    3. Mapping the UK's Flat Flies

    4. The Aspen Hoverfly: From Research and Survey to Influencing Woodland Policy

    1. The Most Remarkable Migrants of All: The Fascinating World of Fly Migration

    2. Hoverfly Lagoons Project: A Journey into the Past, Present and Future

    3. Tiny Midges, Devastating Diseases with Dr Marion England

    4. An ‘Alien’ in Antarctica

  • £12.50
  • 9 lessons
  • 5 hours of video content

What presentations will feature in this virtual symposium?

Aimed at entomologists, researchers, conservation practitioners, and nature enthusiasts looking to broaden their knowledge of Coleoptera research and conservation projects.

  • Discover how DNA analysis of historical museum specimens is revealing mosquito evolution and insecticide resistance.

  • Explore the opportunities, challenges and ethical considerations surrounding sustainable fly farming.

  • Investigate changes in the distribution, bird hosts and potential disease transmission of British flat flies.

  • Follow the conservation story of the Aspen Hoverfly and its influence on woodland management in the Cairngorms.

  • Delve into four fly-focused entoLIVE webinars on insect migration, citizen science, disease vectors and invasive species..

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