Excited to share we’ve got a new paper out evaluating spillover of fungi *from* non-native mason bees *to* native mason bee species. We worked with 100 community scientists to make this study happen! #Osmia #communityscience Erin (Rin) Krichilsky, they/them Journal of Applied Ecology tinyurl.com/asco-spread

An entomologist shouldn’t play favorites, but for Jessica Ware at the American Museum of Natural History — it is the dragonfly that really makes her heart sing. “They’re like lions of the sky,” she said. nyti.ms/444VtS3

RGGS Students at the opening celebration of the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation!

"Saving the bees is about native solitary species" says PhD student Erin (Rin) Krichilsky, they/them & Columbia University campus, we are caring for our own little bee habitat! E3B Columbia American Museum of Natural History @JessicaLWareLab columbiaspectator.com/the-eye/2023/0…

Mini-ARTS award applications now open! Deadline July 1st. app.smarterselect.com/programs/89242… These awards allow SSB members to spend time apprenticed to an expert in a taxonomic group or to enhance revisionary taxonomic and systematics research in novel ways. Requests up to USD 4,000.

Solitary wasps

Exciting start to our #EntomologyLab American Museum of Natural History with an awesome group of fellow ento-enthusiasts, including co-professor Erin (Rin) Krichilsky, they/them! 🦋🐞🐜 Ready to dive into a semester of insect discoveries together! 📚🔍🌿

La foto familiar de las abejas

📣📣 Registration is now open for SSE International Symposium for Mandarin speakers in East and Southeast Asia. It will be held on Nov 11th via Zoom. Talks will be in Mandarin with simultaneous translation to English. Register for free: evolutionsociety.org/international-…

Our new poster features apoid wasps, a group of wasps very close to bees, with 25 species of the 100 species found in Hong Kong displayed on this new poster. These wasps are insect and spider predators but also floral visitors.

Dr. Bruno Rosa Brunno B. Rosa integrates fossil data and genomic evidence to elucidate the evolutionary history of psenid wasps #Hymathon2023

Tonight at #Hymathon2023 I'm defending the honor of Apoid wasps at the newly minted Hymenoptera Showdown! I know best is subjective, but we are talking Apoid wasps here... Many thanks to the organizers! And to the amazing photos from iNat, only those with * are my own

I have been working with the SSB DEI committee since the start of 2023. It is a passionate group of people contributing to actionable change in the society. Please consider joining!

Abstract submissions for Evolution 2024 are now open! The SSB DEIC welcomes submissions for our sponsored symposium: “Approaches to DEI initiatives in evolution and systematics for different cultural and national contexts." Funds available to support speakers on a needs basis!

Great News! With Spring/Summer Field seasons right around the corner, we will be hosting our social field safety workshop virtually for individuals. We invite you to an online professional development workshop dedicated to making outdoor fieldwork safer for all – particularly

On #TransDayOfVisibility, ESA celebrates contributions of transgender scientists to entomology and affirms our commitment to a safe, welcoming professional community. #EntoDEI Learn more in this 2023 Q&A w/ a trans entomologist in Communications Biology: nature.com/articles/s4200…

Happy belated #TransDayOfVisability! I am so grateful to be part of a lab and community where I feel safe to be my authentic self.

Moved to bluesky, new @ is rin-krichilsky. Looking forward to connecting there