A. K. Nikson

Successfully organized the Annual General Meeting of the Bangladesh Agricultural Olympiad 2025. This marks the official commencement of the new Advisory Committee, Central Core Team, and Campus Core Team for season 4.

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This video has been taken at the intersection of Mokosh Beel (perennial wetland at Kaliakair, Gazipur) and Bongshai river. It strikingly illustrates the level of pollution between the two water bodies. The beel is heavily polluted mostly by untreated texting dye effluent discharged from industries.

🌍 Introducing #IKI Large Grants – the newest pillar in IKI's funding landscape! Designed to support ambitious, multi-actor projects on climate & biodiversity through one global call for ideas per year. #IKICompete ‪@umweltministerium.de‬ @bmwe-bund.bsky.social‬ @diplo.de‬

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EEB Mentor Match Visit the post for more.

EEB Mentor Match for 2025 is now open!
This is an opportunity for students applying to graduate school in Ecology, Evolution, or Behavior to be matched with a mentor to guide them through the application process. Mentors can sign up too!
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Interested in doing a PhD on insects? La Trobe has some opportunities available:

We're hiring an entomology collections manager @nhm.org ! I have nothing to do with the search, but happy to answer questions about the museum & LA!
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Hi Folks! Myself and the Barberan Lab at U of A are still looking for a PhD student to work on an NSF funded project exploring effects of fire and invasion on soil microbes. We are looking for someone to start in Fall! SOON! Email me if you are interested! PLS Repost!

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Interesting facts about the oviposition sites of Litchi Stink Bug. They usually lay eggs on the dorsal side of the leaves, but also lay eggs on the ventral side. Moreover, some eggs were found on the stem of the litchi tree.

After the emergence, the tiny 1st instar (5𝑚𝑚) nymph of Litchi Stink Bug typically congregate on egg shells for 2-3 days. The 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑒ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑟 is likely to help them with-
1. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒙𝒐𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒐𝒏.
2. 𝑷𝒉𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈.
3. 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔.

Lime Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio demoleus) in my garden 🦋

The Hardy Lab at Auburn University is seeking graduate students for MS or PhD positions in insect diversity and invasion biology, promoting sustainable agriculture. Apply by sending CV to n8@auburn.edu. More info: http://hardylab.skullisland.info #phd

have a BS and/or MS in insects with experience in DNA lab methods? VERY cool PhD project on insect photonic crystals in France, with my colleague Vinod Saranathan: collegedoctoral-cvl.fr/as/ed/voirpr...

📢 Climate change -soil - microbes - adaptation - growth - dormancy - resilience - temperature!
PhD position still open! Join a dynamic team with @lancasterlt.bsky.social and Chris Allen in Aberdeen (Scotland)!