Two *4-year* research #jobs in #mosquito vector biology at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social:
(1) Research Fellow: hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
(2) Research Assistant (part-time): hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
We aim to unravel local vector assemblages while testing global processes
Keeping our eyes peeled for the first container-breeding mosquitoes of the 2026 season… #MosquitoNI
Last year, we had several cryptic species within the Culex pipiens complex breeding in our garden
Ross Cuthbert
Barrier removal efforts are surging in the world's #rivers to restore ecological connectivity
What does this mean for #invasivespecies?
Our new paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social quantifies native and non-native responses to barrier removals worldwide
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
We have launched the first public reporting tool for mosquitoes in Northern Ireland 🦟
The #MosquitoNI project aims to fill regional knowledge gaps while improving understandings of how mosquitoes respond to human-induced environmental changes 🌡️🏗️
mosquitoni.com
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Human health impact assessments from invasive species lag behind their environmental and economic effects
We present a new, comprehensive typology to characterise the diverse mechanisms underpinning human health consequences from biological invasions
Pre-print: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Great to have our ‘MosquitoNI’ project funded by a BBSRC New Investigator Award
This £1.5M project will unravel how mosquitoes, their viruses, and associated pathogens respond to environmental changes. It also addresses knowledge needs in a data-poor temperate region
www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Scho...
With #bluetongue on the rise, including the first detections in Ireland this week, it is important to understand vector overwintering potential
Our new study identifies surprisingly high levels of #midge cold tolerance across their full life history
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Ross Cuthbert
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Invasive species are collectively a planetary-scale threat to all dimensions of sustainability. Despite increasing recognition that biological invasions threate
While barrier removals restore river connectivity and promote recovery of native populations, they may also facilitate non-native species, creating a ‘connectivity conundrum’. Using a systematic revi...
MosquitoNI is assessing mosquitoes in Northern Ireland. The research project aims to determine the diversity and distribution of mosquitoes and their viruses, as well as how environmental changes may ...
How do we know the extend of biological invasions?
Is it a large invasions? A small one?
How do we compare invasions of tiny organisms (e.g., ants) and of larger ones (e.g., rabbits)?
How do we quantify objectives, or efficiency of management?
See our new paper in BioScience! 👇
tinyurl.com/ynuk8cm7
Ross Cuthbert
Shall we promote harvesting and consuming invasive species as a mangament strategy? Oficialdegui et al are skeptical:
Demystifying invasivorism as a management strategy @pnas.org 🧪🌍🎣
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🔓
Ross Cuthbert
The International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species
www.biorxiv.org
In temperate regions, vector-borne disease risk is mediated by cold winter conditions, however, the cold tolerance of key vector taxa remains poorly understood. Culicoides biting midges are the primar...
Dr Ross Cuthbert from the School of Biological Sciences has been awarded over £1 million from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council to lead a major new project on mosquitoes, thei...
