Elisabeth Darling, Ph.D.

Mass terminations have cut USDA ‘off at the knees,’ ex-employees say - Investigate Midwest More than a dozen recently fired USDA employees told Investigate Midwest that mass terminations have stalled irrigation projects, rural housing aid and efforts to combat invasive crop diseases. Remain...

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Inside the Michigan lab where scientists raise killer bugs to save trees | Bridge Michigan The emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle that feeds on ash wood, has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees across North America. The key to saving what’s left may be growing behind paned glass in ...

Hi! Thanks for all the follows. If you want to learn about my former lab, please check out this article from before i joined in 2023. With the cuts, 30% of us are gone and in my opinion, the program will face significant challenges. Our facility was one of a kind.

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Today, the USDA lost experts in Psylloidea, Thysanoptera, Cerambycidae, Hymenoptera, Pseudococcidae, and Malacology. This is a devastating loss of expertise, occuring without warning. Their union's official statement on the issue can be found here: aginspectors.org/2-14-2025-a-... #entomology 🧪

So sorry that we are in this club together. Wishing you the very best!

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I’m so sorry to hear that, Andrea. I know it’s so difficult to see them go.