Books
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Comont,
R.F.
(2019). Ladybirds (RSPB Spotlight series). Bloomsbury Publishing, London
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Gammans, N., Perkins, G.P., Comont, R.F. (eds) (2018) Bumblebees:
an introduction.
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Duncan, I., Comont, R.F., Creed, P., Garner, P. (eds) (2018) The Nature of the
Malverns. Pisces Publications, Newbury
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Comont,
R.F.
(2017). Bumblebees (RSPB Spotlight series). Bloomsbury Publishing, London
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Roy, H.E., Brown, M.J., Comont, R.F., Poland, R.L., Sloggett,
J.J. (2013). Ladybirds (Naturalist’s
Handbooks: Ecology and Identification 10). Pelagic Publications, Exeter.
Field ID Charts
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Roy, H.E.,
Brown, P.M.J., Comont, R.F. &
Poland, R. (2012). Guide to the ladybird larvae of the British Isles, http://www.field-studies-council.org/publications/pubs/ladybird-larvae.aspx
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Rosewell,
J., & Comont, R.F. (2011). Bayesian
key to the adult ladybirds of Britain, http://www.ispot.org.uk/webkeys/keyintroduction.jsp?selectedKey=webkeys/ladybirds_with_melanics.1.2
Research papers
· Outhwaite, C.L., Cocker, L., Comont, R.F., White, H.J., Powney, G., Turvey, K., Roy, H.E., Brown, P.M.J. (accepted). A database of traits for Great Britain’s ladybird species. Scientific Data.
· Duffus, N.E., Lewis, O.T., Grenyer, R., Comont, R.F., Fairclough, J., Goddard., D., Goulson, D., Ollerton, J., Townsend, M.C., Webb, J., Wilson, R.I., zu Ermgassen, SOSE. (2025). Leveraging Biodiversity Net Gain to address invertebrate declines in England. Insect Conservation & Diversity, vol. 8, issue 4, pp. 485-493. http://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12820
· Powell, K., Oliver, T., Gonzalez-Suarez, M., Botham, M., Harrower, C., Comont, R.F., Middlebrook, I., Roy, D. (2024). Asynchrony in terrestrial insect abundance corresponds with species' traits mediating exposure and sensitivity to environmental perturbations. Ecology & Evolution 14 (2). http://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10910
· Whitehorn, P.R., Seo, B., Comont,
R.F., Rounsevell, M., & Brown, C. (2022). The
effects of climate and land use on British bumblebees: findings from a decade
of citizen-science observations. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14191
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Smith, M.T.,
Livingstone, M., Comont, R.F. (2021).
A method for low-cost, low-impact insect
tracking using retroreflective tags. Methods in Ecology & Evolution;
Vol 12, issue 11, 2184-2195. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13699
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Breeze T.D.,
Bailey A.P., Balcombe K.G., Brereton T., Comont
R.F., Edwards M., Garratt M.P., Harvey M., Hawes C., Isaac N., Jitlal M.,
Jones C., Kunin W.E., Lee P., Morris R.K.A., Musgrove A., O’Connor R. S.,
Peyton J., Potts S.G., Roberts S.P.M., Roy D.B., Roy H.E., Tang C.Q., Vanbergen
A.J. and Carvell C. (2021). Pollinator
monitoring more than pays for itself.
Journal of Applied Ecology; 58 (1); 44-57.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13755
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Siljamo P.,
Ashbrook K., Comont R.F., Skjøth
C.A. (2020) Do atmospheric events explain
the arrival of an invasive ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) in the UK?. PLoS One
15(1): e0219335. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219335
· Falk, S., Foster, G., Comont,
R.F., Conroy, J., Bostock, H., Salisbury, A., Kilby, D., Bennett, J.,
Smith, B. (2019). Evaluating the ability
of citizen scientists to identify bumblebee (Bombus) species. PLoS One 14(6): e0218614.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218614
· Sharma, N., Colucci-Gray, L., Siddharthan, A., Comont, R.F., van der Wal, R. (2019). Designing online species identification tools for biological recording:
the impact on data quality and citizen science learning. PeerJ 6:e5965 DOI
10.7717/peerj.5965
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Matechou, E., Comont,
R.F., Freeman, S. (2018). Caste-specific
demography and phenology in bumblebees: modelling BeeWalk data. Journal of Agricultural, Biological and
Environmental Statistics, vol 23, issue 4, pp. 427-445
· Wibowo, T.W., Siddharthan, A., Anderson, H, Robinson, A., Sharma, N.,
Bostock, H., Salisbury, A., Comont,
R.F., van der Wal, R. (2017). Bumblebee friendly planting recommendations
with citizen science data. In Proceedings of Citizens’ RecSys, Como, Italy,
August 27, 2017 (CitRec 2017), 6 pages.
https://doi.org/10.475/123_4
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Comont, R.F., & Ashbrook, K. (2017). Harmonia axyridis as a flagship species: evaluating promotional approaches for
citizen-science biological recording.
Biocontrol 62, pp. 309-318
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Roy, H.E., Brown, P.M.J., Adriaens, T., Berkvens,
N., Borges, I., Clusella-Trullas, S., de Clercq, P., Comont, R.F., Eschen, R., Estoup, A., Evans, E.W., Facon, B.,
Gardiner, M.M., Gil, A., Grez, A.A., Guillemaud, T., Haelewaters, D., Herz, A.,
Honek, A., Howe, A.G., Hui, C., Hutchison, W.D., Kenis, M., Koch, R.L., Kulfan,
J., Lawson Handley, L., Lombaert, E., Loomans, A., Losey, J., Lukashuk, A.O.,
Maes, D., Magro, A., Murray, K.M., San Martin, G., Martinkova, Z., Minnaar, I.,
Nedved, O., Orlova-Bienkowskaja, M.J., Rabitsch, W., Ravn, H.P., Rondoni, G.,
Rorke, S.L., Ryndevich, S.K., Saethre, M-G., Sloggett, J.J., Soares, A.O.,
Stals, R., Tinsley, M.C., Vandereycken, A, van Wielink, P., Viglášová, S.,
Zach, P., Zakharov, I.A., Zaviezo, T., Zhao, Z. (2016). The
harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis:
An inspiration for global collaborations on invasion biology. Biological Invasions 18 (4), p. 997-1044.
· Siddharthan, A.,
Lambin, C., Robinson, A., Sharma, N., Comont,
R.F., O'Mahony, E., Mellish, C., van der Wal, R. (2016). Crowdsourcing without a crowd: Reliable
online species identification using Bayesian models to minimise crowd size.
ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology 7 (4), article 45
· Purse, B.V., Comont, R.F., Butler, A., Brown,
P.M.J., Kessel, C., Roy, H.E. (2015). Landscape and climate
determine patterns of spread for all colour morphs of the alien ladybird Harmonia axyridis. Journal of
Biogeography 42 (3), p. 575-588
· Brown, P.M.J., Comont, R.F.,
Roy, H.E. (2015). Wildlife reports:
Ladybirds. British
Wildlife, 26, p. 285-287
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Haelewaters, D., Comont,
R.F., Zhao,
S.J., Pfister, D.H. (2014). Hesperomyces virescens (Fungi, Ascomycota, Laboulbeniales)
attacking Harmonia axyridis
(Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in its native range. Chinese Science Bulletin 59 (5-6), p. 528-532
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Comont, R.F., Purse, B.V.,
Phillips, W., Kunin, W.E., Hanson, M., Lewis, O.T., Harrington, R., Shortall,
C.R., Roy, H.E. (2014). Escape from parasitism by the invasive alien
ladybird, Harmonia axyridis. Insect
Conservation and Diversity 7 (4), p. 334-342
· Comont, R.F., Roy, H.E., Harrington, R., Shortall,
C.R., Purse, B.V. (2014). Ecological correlates of local extinction
and colonisation in the British ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Biological Invasions 16 (9), p. 1805-1817
· Comont, R.F., Roy, H.E., Lewis, O.T., Harrington,
R., Shortall, C.R., Purse, B.V., (2013). Does
niche overlap with Harmonia axyridis
correlate with population declines in the British ladybird fauna? In:
Sloggett, J.J.; Brown, P.M.J.; Roy, H.E., (eds.) Proceedings of the second meeting on “Benefits and risks of exotic
biological control agents”. International Organization for Biological and Integrated
Control of Noxious Animals and Plants, West Palearctic Regional Section
(IOBC/WPRS). IOBC wprs Bulletin, p. 9-14
· Brown, P.M.J., Comont, R.F.,
Roy, H.E. (2013). Wildlife reports:
Ladybirds. British
Wildlife, 24, p. 208-209
· Comont, R.F., Roy, H.E., Lewis, O.T., Harrington, R.,
Shortall, C.R., Purse, B.V. (2012). Using
biological traits to explain ladybird distribution patterns. Journal of Biogeography 39 (10), p. 1772-1781
· Roy, H.E.,
Adriaens, T., Isaac, N.J.B., Kenis, M., Onkelinx, T., San Martin, G.,
Brown, P.M.J., Hautier, L., Poland, R., Roy, D.B., Comont, R., Eschen, R.,
Frost, R., Zindel, R., van Vlaenderen, J., Nedvěd, O., Ravn, H.P., Grégoire, J-C., de Biseau, J-C., Maes,
D. (2012). Invasive alien predator causes rapid declines of
native European ladybirds. Diversity and Distributions 18 (7) p. 717-725
· Comont, R.F. & Willerton, C. (2012). The
13-spot ladybird, Hippodamia tredecimpunctata (Col: Coccinellidae) – a larval record from Britain. British Journal
of Entomology and Natural History 25 (1), p. 6
· Roy, H.E., Brown, P.M.J., Comont,
R.F., Lawson-Handley, L.J., Poland, R. (2012). The UK
Ladybird Survey: Engaging people in recording ladybirds. Antenna 36 (3), p. 186-193
· Brown, P.M.J., Comont, R.F.,
Poland, R.L, Roy, H.E. (2012). Wildlife
reports: Ladybirds. British
Wildlife, 23, p. 208-210
· Evans, E.W., Comont, R.F., Rabitsch, W. (2011). Alien
arthropod predators and parasitoids: interactions with the environment. Biocontrol 56 (4), p. 395-407
· Comont, R.F., & Roy, H.E. (2011). The
spread of the Harlequin ladybird in Britain.
Outlooks on Pest Management 22 (4), p. 152-5.
· Comont, R.F., Harrington, R., Lewis, O.T., Purse,
B.V., Roy, H.E. (2010). Modelling Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) interactions
within the aphidophagous guild. In: Babendreier, D., Aebi, A., Kenis, M.,
Roy, H.E., (eds.) Proceedings of the
first meeting on “Harmonia axyridis and other ladybirds”. International
Organization for Biological and Integrated Control of Noxious Animals and
Plants, West Palearctic Regional Section (IOBC/WPRS). IOBC wprs Bulletin 58, p.
27-28
· Shaw, M.R., Comont, R.F., McCracken, M., Hesketh,
H., Roy, H.E., Hails, R.S. (2010). The third modern British record of Brachymeria
tibialis (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae),
reared from Zygaena filipendulae
(Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae). British Journal of Entomology and Natural
History, 23. 170.
· Roy, H.E.,
Hesketh, H., McCracken, M., Comont, R.F.,
Rondoni, G., Poland, R., Stentiford, G., Hails, R. (2010). Living
with the enemy: insects and their pathogens. British Wildlife, 22. 94-100.
· Comont, R.F., McCracken, M., Hesketh, H., Hails, R.S., Roy, H.E. (2009). Bivoltine Blues: A second generation in the British Chalkhill Blue Polyommatus coridon (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). British Journal of Entomology and Natural History, 22, p. 71-72
Datasets
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UK
Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (2022). Pan-trap
survey data from the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme, 2017-2020 version 2. NERC
EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.5285/2c43ba3c-d821-442c-989b-754451d72091
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UK
Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (2022). Flower-insect
timed count data from the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme, 2017-2020 version 2.
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset) https://doi.org/10.5285/13aed7ac-334f-4bb7-b476-4f1c3da45a13
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Richard
Comont/Bumblebee Conservation Trust (2024): BeeWalk
dataset 2008-23. NBN/GBIF. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.15468/xde3qb
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Richard
Comont/Bumblebee Conservation Trust (2024): BeeWalk
dataset 2008-23. figshare. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.12280547.v1
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Richard
Comont/Bumblebee Conservation Trust (2019): BeeWatch
dataset 2011-2015. figshare. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.7970039.v2
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Richard
Comont/Bumblebee Conservation Trust (2019): Blooms for
Bees dataset. figshare. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.7969961.v2
Book Chapters
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Comont, R.F. Regional
Guides: Oxfordshire. In: Roy, H.E. & Brown, P. (2018). Field guide to the ladybirds of Great
Britain and Ireland. Bloomsbury, London
·
Comont, R.F. Regional
Guides: Worcestershire. In: Roy,
H.E. & Brown, P. (2018). Field guide
to the ladybirds of Great Britain and Ireland. Bloomsbury, London
· Comont, R.F.
Climate change effects on urban pest
insects. In: Dhang, P. (ed.) (2016).
Climate change effects on urban pests.
Cabi, Wallingford
Reports
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UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (2025)
The UK PoMS Annual report 2024. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and Joint
Nature Conservation Committee. https://ukpoms.org.uk/sites/default/files/PoMS-AR-2024-EN.pdf
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Twiston-Davies, G., Shaw, R.F., Comont, R.F., & Becher, M.A.
(2023). BEE-STEWARDv2.0 Landscape scale and extended habitats (Version 2).
Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8370020
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UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (2024)
The UK PoMS Annual report 2023. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and Joint
Nature Conservation Committee. https://ukpoms.org.uk/sites/default/files/pdf/PoMS-AR-2023-EN-Final.pdf
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UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (2023)
The UK PoMS Annual report 2022. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and Joint
Nature Conservation Committee. https://ukpoms.org.uk/sites/default/files/pdf/PoMS-AR-2022-EN-Final.pdf
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Carvell, C., Harvey, M., Mitschunas, N.,
Beckmann,B., Isaac, N.J.B., Powney, G.D., Hatfield, J., Mancini, F., Garbutt,
A., Fitos, E., Andrews, C., Gray, A., Vanbergen, A.J., Botham, M., Amy, S.,
Ridding, L., Freeman, S., Comont, R.F.,
Brereton, T., Randle, Z., Balmer, D., Musgrove, A.J., Lee, P., Edwards, M.,
Potts, S.G., Garratt, M.P.D., Senapathi, D., Hutchinson, L., Kunin, W.E., Jones,
C.M., Lamborn, E., and Roy, H.E. (2020) Establishing
a UK Pollinator Monitoring and
Research Partnership (PMRP). Final report to the Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Scottish Government, Welsh Government and JNCC:
Project BE0125 (2017-19).
· Hollingsworth
P.M., O’Brien D,. Ennos R.A., Ahrends A., Ballingall K.T., Brooker R.W., Burke
T., Cavers S., Dawson I.K., Elston D.A., Kerr J., Marshall D.F., Neaves L.,
Pakeman R.J., Trivedi C., Wall E., Wright F., Yahr R.. Bean C,. Blake D.,
Campbell R., Comont R.F., Finger A.,
Fraser K., Genney D., Hall J., Hannah A., Jehle R., Jones S., Kohn D.,
Llewellyn M., Lurz P., Macdonald I., McIntosh J., Mitchell R., O’Dell J., Page
S., Pemberton J., Pérez-Espona S., Piertney S., Sime I., Thompson D., Ogden R.,
(2020). Scotland’s Biodiversity: Progress
to 2020 Aichi Targets. Aichi Target 13 – Genetic Diversity Maintained –
Supplementary Report 2020. Scottish Natural Heritage.
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Carvell, C. and PMRP Partners
(2020). UK Pollinator Monitoring and
Research partnership (PMRP). Progress Report October 2020 (https://ukpoms.org.uk/sites/default/files/pdf/PMRP%20Progress%20Report%20October%202020_final.pdf)
·
Carvell, C. and PMRP Partners
(2020). UK Pollinator Monitoring and
Research partnership (PMRP). Progress Report January 2020 (https://ukpoms.org.uk/sites/default/files/pdf/Pollinator%20Monitoring%20and%20Research%20Partnership_Progress%20report_January%202020_final.pdf)
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Carvell, C. and PMRP Partners
(2018). Establishing a UK Pollinator
Monitoring and Research partnership (PMRP). Progress Report October 2018 (https://ukpoms.org.uk/sites/default/files/pdf/PMRP_progress_report_Oct_2018.pdf)
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Carvell, C.; Isaac, N.J.B.; Jitlal, M.;
Peyton, J.; Powney, G.; Roy, D.; Vanbergen, A.J. ; O'Connor, R.; Jones, C.;
Kunin, W.E.; Breeze, T.; Garratt, M.P.D.; Potts, S.G.; Harvey, M.; Ansine, J.; Comont, R.F.; Lee, P.; Edwards, M.;
Roberts, S.; Morris, R.; Musgrove, A.J.; Brereton, T.; Hawes, C.; Roy, H.E.
(2016) Design and testing of a national
pollinator and pollination monitoring framework. Wallingford, NERC/Centre
for Ecology & Hydrology, 62pp. (CEH Project no. C05217), http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&Module=More&Location=None&ProjectID=19259
· Response for Nature report (2015). http://www.rspb.org.uk/forprofessionals/policy/responsefornature/index.aspx
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Roy, H., Beckmann, B., Comont, R.F., Hails, R., Harrington,
R., Medlock, J., Purse, B., Shortall, C. (2009) Nuisance insects and climate change. Defra. (http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/quality/local/nuisance/odour/documents/insect-nuisance0903.pdf)