Dara Stanley
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Scientist. Ecology & conservation; entomology; pollinators, bees & pollination; agriculture. Mum. Associate Professor in Applied Entomology, University College Dublin
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🧪🧵 🪰 🐜🪲🐞🦗🐛🦋🪳🦟 How many species of insect are there? A seemingly simple question, but one that has been 'bugging' scientists for years. Our work out today suggests that there are millions more than we had previously expected. doi.org/10.1073/pnas... @gdfcf.bsky.social
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"The fact that we have had an existing bumblebee monitoring scheme in place in Ireland before the arrival of this species is quite nice, because now we will be able to track its changes over time.” 🦟🦗🦋🐜🪲🪰🪳🕷️ Happy #InsectWeek 2026 to all those who celebrate 🦟🦗🦋🐜🪲🪰🪳🕷️ @ucdsustainability.bsky.social
Show Post"We have seven years of data now, so it will be really exciting to monitor the arrival of the tree bumblebee, and to see how frequently it appears on the transect."
Show PostDr Stanley: “We walk a monthly bumblebee transect in UCD as part of the National Bumblebee Monitoring Scheme, and we've been walking it here since 2019."
Show PostThe tree bumblebee was discovered on campus by PhD candidate Lena Deck, postdoctoral student Tirza Moerman and research master’s student Megan Reilly.
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