Sarah Smith

I love that you included bark beetles twice!

03.06.2025 23:30 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'm proud of our li'l Schoolhouse Rock for Insect Taxonomists cartoon, but if you're not in Bug World here are some annotations for you... www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYSI... cc @danlwarren.bsky.social

02.06.2025 14:52 — 👍 103    🔁 45    💬 7    📌 10

‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

Declines in insects across the globe are becoming undeniable, as are the knock-on effects on plants, birds, and other things that most people would care much more about. Hopefully more articles like this will help convince folks that bugs do matter in the grand scheme.

03.06.2025 11:18 — 👍 8    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 1

If you're not familiar with the WRBU it was formed by the US Army back in the 1960s to catalog and study mosquitoes from around the world but focused on locations like SE Asia with active theaters. Since then they've published hundreds of papers and amassed a collection of over 1 million mosquitoes.

11.03.2025 15:16 — 👍 42    🔁 27    💬 1    📌 2

They were working to ensure invasive pests didn't destroy U.S. crops — until they were abruptly fired USDA experts have been swept up in the Trump administration’s frenzied and turbulent efforts to drastically shrink the federal workforce.

Nice work NBC on this piece which goes into some great detail on the invasive species impacts of these cuts. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

07.03.2025 21:29 — 👍 52    🔁 24    💬 3    📌 6

The Far-Reaching Harms of Cuts to Entomological Research, Part 1 Pretending that federal cuts to entomological research will save money is like deciding to save on farming costs by not buying seeds—you're cutting the very foundation of future growth and…

As dismissals and program closures mount at agencies like the USDA-ARS, ripple effects will include more pests in fields, fewer pollinators, rising food costs, and more invasive species. Learn more in part one of a new series on impacts of cuts to federal funding for insect science. buff.ly/tzR2Ta7

05.03.2025 19:02 — 👍 41    🔁 29    💬 3    📌 2

Dr. Anthony Cognato

Faculty Spotlight!

MSU Professor Dr. Cognato specializes in the taxonomy & identification of bark & ambrosia beetles, many of which are #InvasiveSpecies. He also directs the A.J. Cook Arthropod Research Collection.

Learn more: www.canr.msu.edu/people/antho...

#NISAW #forestecol #entomology🧪🌎

28.02.2025 17:57 — 👍 13    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Mass Federal Firings May Imperil Pets, Cattle and Crops (Gift Article) The terminations, which hit agencies involved in protecting the nation’s food supply and agricultural products, could have long-lasting consequences, experts said.

I'm on my lunch thinking about food, and here the NYT drops the most comprehensive article yet about the threats to food security these mass terminations pose. #entomology 🧪 Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/s...

26.02.2025 17:16 — 👍 19    🔁 15    💬 2    📌 3

Flier promoting the Weevil Course and Rounddup. July 24 – August 2, 2025 Southwestern Research Station, Portal, Arizona, USA Scope: Global, with emphasis on identification, specially of the US and Canadian fauna. Cost: Sponsored tuition: 750 USD (room and board; course fees waived) Full tuition: 1200 USD (room and board plus course fees) Application: email swrs@amnh.org to request an application. https://www.amnh.org/research/southwestern-research-station/courses#4-weevil Organized by the Weevil Workers Community Info: https://www.curculionoidea.org/weevil-course-roundup-arizona email: weevilworkers@gmail.com Sponsored by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and The Coleopterists Society.

We are organizing a #WeevilCourse:
When: July 24 – August 2, 2025
Where: Southwestern Research Station, Portal, Arizona, USA
Info: www.curculionoidea.org/weevil-cours...
Applications are open: www.amnh.org/research/sou...

16.02.2025 02:50 — 👍 25    🔁 10    💬 2    📌 2

Job Opportunity: Entomology and Biosecurity Synthesis Postdoc - PitchTube Explore bark and ambrosia beetles, and connect with the UF Forest Entomology Lab.

ENTOMOLOGY AND BIOSECURITY POSTDOC!
The "writing postdoc" will synthesize literature about exotic wood-borers and generate New Pest Response Guidelines for the USDA APHIS. Details: pitchtube.org/job-opportun... Located at UF campus in the beautiful Gainesville, FL, some remote work possible.

19.12.2024 13:27 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0