Beginning 2023 sampling for wheat and barley viruses.

When monarch butteffly is the theme at the biggest shopping mall in US.

A PhD position is available in the UNL Department of Plant Pathology. Research would focus identification of viral, vector and host determinants involved in viral pathogenesis. This position is with Dr. Satyanarayan Tatineni.

Arthropod vectors of plant pathogens lab at field day (Huskell Ag Laboratory, UNL). Mritunjoy (post doc), Nikhitha (Phd student), Sofiya (MS student) and Thomas ( DPH student ) contributed to the event by demonstrating research to public and educating kids about bugs.

Another day in the bug fest. My students and post doc did excellent. They interacted with the public and kids to improve bug awareness. They discussed about arthropod vectors and showed the tiny bugs to people under microscope. Drawing lady bird beetle was super exciting to kids.

Two tenure track Assistant Professor positions in plant biology available at UNC Chapel Hill Dept of Biology! Host-Microbe / Microbe-Microbe Interactions and Plant Signal Networks. Applications due Oct 20 here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/265990

My students presented their research works in the North Central branch meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Nikhitha (PhD student) talked about microbiome in wheat curl mite. Sofiya (MS student) talked about High Plains virus in wheat host. Well done, both of you!

Opportunity for undergraduate students in my lab. There are two positions. Email your resume to [email protected]

At the IAPPS governing board meeting at IPPC Greece. It was an awesome experience. Looking forward to the suceess of IAPPS.

Shaonpius Mondal, assistant professor of entomology, and his team are pursuing multiple advanced research projects studying cereal viruses transmitted by wheat curl mites and aphids. go.unl.edu/a0ck #Nebraska #UNL Nebraska Entomology Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Here we go! #IANRontheroad for the annual Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Roads Scholar tour with our new faculty.

#DrCOTR traveling with the #IANRontheroad Road Scholars Tour. A great way to introduce new faculty/administration to NE. ⁦Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources⁩ ⁦Nebraska Extension⁩ ⁦UNL Ag Research⁩ ⁦University of Nebraska CASNR⁩ @unl_cehs Missing ⁦Rodney D. Bennett⁩ ⁦University of Nebraska-Lincoln⁩ ⁦

#IANRontheroad visited with an organic farmer near Orchard. Thanks, Sht'uh Farm, for your hospitality and sharing your story. Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

At the Huskell Ag lab field day, UNL. We have just started and are very popular among the kids. We love bugs, kids love bugs. Deal!

Congratulations to all of our students at the ESA convention! 1st Place: Natasha Umezu, Kristin Stark, Sanket Shinde, Bhawana Regmi, Ricardo Fuchs de Pinho, Xixian Ng, Nikhitha Gangavarapu 2nd Place: Natalie M. Johnston, Emile Dayara Rabelo Santana, Hannah Stowe, Kashish Verma