Beetle Workshop and Rothamsted Tour (Harpenden)

Join us in HARPENDEN to discover more about predatory beetles, contribute to the design of tools, and see some of Rothamsted’s exciting agricultural science.

Dr Kelly Jowett, Dr Sam Cook and PhD student Elliott Cornelius, in collaboration with BASE-UK, invite farmers and agronomists to a workshop day at Rothamsted Research, which provides an opportunity to assess ID tools in a structured social science method, to identify what is useful and useable by farmers and farm advisors in the identification of carabid beetles.

Participants will also learn about beetle identification and how to monitor beetles on their farm. This will involve completion of a pre-workshop survey which will be sent prior to this event. BASIS points are available.

Attendees will also get to see the historic soil archives, the national insect survey, and controlled environments and glasshouses – with an optional visit to the field experiments (including the longest running experiment in the world!).

Tea, coffee, and snacks will be provided, and there is a restaurant on site for lunch.

Spaces are limited- register now!