Senior Editor, Romina Rader, recently spoke to Ségolène Humann‐Guilleminot, winner of Journal of Applied Ecology‘s Southwood Prize early career researcher award, to find out more about her work on neonicotinoid insecticides in agricultural land.
Ségolène’s research has also been beautifully illustrated (above) by Rob Lang at Underdone Comics. See the full animation here.
Read the winning research article, A nation‐wide survey of neonicotinoid insecticides in agricultural land with implications for agri‐environment schemes, as well as those nominated for this year’s Southwood Prize in this virtual issue.
The Applied Ecologist 
A GREAT PIECE OF WORK. MY UNCLE, AN ORGANIC HORTICULTURIST IN THE 1950’S WALES SAVED HIS CIGGARETTE BUTTS FOR USE AS AN AQUEOUS EXTRACTION EFECTIVE AS A HAND SPRAYED INSECTICIDE ON HIS 5 ACRE GARDEN. HE STOPPED SMOKING WHEN HE OBSERVED HOW EFFECTIVE IT WAS. USED OTHER PEOPLE’S BUTTS INSTEAD. TOO BAD HE DIDNT MEET SEGOLINE. THEY HAD A LOT TO TALK ABOUT.
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