How hard is it to do science in a language that’s not your first language? We quantified the severity of #languagebarriers for non-native English speakers when reading/publishing papers and attending/presenting at international conferences. doi.org/10.1371/journa… 1/9

New review paper out now on bee-fungi associations with Rachel Vannette and Makena Weston. We discuss some common fungal associations and their impacts on bees, and highlight how much there is to learn still about these interactions! doi.org/10.1093/femsec…

Do you know a kid interested in nature, science, or natural history museums? Megan Barkdull Colleen Miller @MoniquePipkin and I wrote a fun paper for Frontiers Young Minds titled "Natural History Collections: What Are They and Why Do We Need Them?" kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

I’m super excited to say that my first dissertation chapter is published in Insectes Sociaux ! If you have ever wondered why some ants are aggressive and some are not- this is the paper for you! 🐜

Insectapalooza is THIS SATURDAY, September 23rd! We’re excited to see you all at the Cornell Dairy Bar (411 Tower Rd, Stocking Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853) for live arthropods, interactive exhibits, and workshops! 🪲 #entomology #insects #science #outreach #education #cornell

Please RT! If you enjoy undergrad research mentoring and teaching, come join me in the Biology Department at Rhodes College ! There are two TT Asst. Prof positions open - Evolution tinyurl.com/rcbio-evo and also Organismal Bio tinyurl.com/rcbio-org

Insectapalooza was a huge success today! Thank you to everyone who made the event possible!

New Journal of Applied Ecology paper led by Maxime Eeraerts reveals region-specific differences in contributions made by #honeybees & wild #bees to blueberry #pollination: doi.org/10.1111/1365-2…. Conserving #pollinator diversity is important as pollination deficits are common in this crop

It’s been a lovely two years with the McArt Lab Department of Entomology@Cornell University - I’m so grateful for the time I got to spend with these fellow bug lovers! Sad to leave but excited for my next adventure mentoring & teaching undergrads at Rhodes College in Memphis starting Jan 2024!

Hey #EntSoc23 bee/ symbiont/ microbe friends, our preprint on the symbiotic Actinobacteria and yeast in brood cells of solitary bee Anthophora bomboides is out on BioRxiv!! and its what I'll be presenting in my talk tomorrow @ 10:40am in rm Maryland-B. 🐝 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

My response to a recent article in the New York Post that criticized our lab's research on neonicotinoid insecticides. The intent of the article was to spread disinformation, fool the public, and influence policymakers. Please don't be fooled, folks.

Do you have new or gently used field gear you want to pass on and break down barriers to access? Contact us, or consider becoming a FI member and donating to our Field Gear Closet, which helps underprivileged individuals who participate in field work. 👇🏽 fieldinclusive.org/membership-acc…

Come work with us! We are hiring a TT Assistant Professor in Insect Biodiversity and Conservation in Department of Entomology@Cornell University! Applications are due Jan 26th. Cornell CALS is a great place to work! Apply here: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/26806

New bee-friendly restrictions on neonicotinoid insecticides in New York … and a barrier to further progress on this topic in the USA. Some examples and thoughts on how disinformation is currently obscuring evidence-based pesticide policies. blogs.cornell.edu/mcartlab/files…

Congrats to Grace Gutierrez! Her paper was selected as the winner of the Environmental Entomology People’s Choice Entomological Society of America Kate LeCroy, PhD (she/her) @DrBeeMom academic.oup.com/insect-science…

This could be going on in your bee hotel, every bee from this one is covered with thousands and thousands of these mites

Huge amount of hairy-fingered mites (Chaetodactylus) on this poor bee, finding a lot of these in people's garden bee hotels that haven't been cleaned in years

Dr. Kate LeCroy, assistant professor of biology, is on a quest to “save the bees” with the help of a $100,000 grant from USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Read More: rhodesedge.org/3WZ8j1v #savethebees #stem #sciencemajor #aplacelikenoother #NIFAImpacts @‌usdagov

Had a blast today at University of Memphis chatting about mason bees! Thank you Dr Leigh Boardman for inviting me! 🫶