Under the brooms of witches and in the northern red pine forests of Minnesota the UMN field plant pathology class had a heck of a good time

Some days are just plain fabulous - so many Hericium found and roars heard for delicious lion's mane

The first records of the invasive elm zigzag sawfly in Minnesota were reported via iNaturalist! Check out the story in this video, and why records like those from iNaturalist are important for biosecurity. youtube.com/watch?v=Ct7219…

📢 Researcher position open in my lab [postdoc/visiting scientist]. Must have experience in testing efficacy of fungicides (organic/biological/conventional) and conducting greenhouse and field trials 🌳. Experience working with 🥑 is preferred but not required. Details below👇

Minnesota Mycological Society celebrates their 125 anniversary with Fungi Fest at the UMN Bell Museum today and 100's of people interested in fungi.

For those in Minnesota- you have the opportunity to vote to renew the authorization to spend Minnesota Lottery dollars through the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF). These funds help protect MN natural resources mailchi.mp/c1c75e7080e6/m…

Check out this exciting scholarship opportunity! Be sure to apply before December 31st

New paper out by grad student Sofia Simeto on our continuing efforts to explore the use of entomopathogens to control the emerald ash borer (EAB)- this paper on infecting EAB eggs doi.org/10.3390/f15122… A MN Invasive and Terrestrial Plant and Pest Center funded project

My department is hiring a fungal biologist! aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01990 #jobs #AcademicTwitter #fungi #mushrooms

🌳We’re seeking a dedicated and skilled Research Ecologist to join our team at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama. 🌿 #STRIcareers #SmithsonianTropicalResearchInstitute #Ecologist

Please RT and share! JOIN THE LAB! We are looking to recruit a motivated PhD student to study how fire shapes forest dynamics in #longleaf pine at the beautiful The Jones Center at Ichauway with Dr. Heather Alexander at Auburn University. Apps due Feb 28, 2025. jonesctr.org/wp-content/upl…

I am hiring 2 postdocs to work on parasitic and endosymbiotic fungi associated with Hemiptera insects! Ideal candidates will have experience working with symbionts, dissecting insects, meta/phylogenomics and confocal/FISH techniques (or some of these). Info below. Please RT.

Postdoc Job Alert - Ranjan lab is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to lead a multi-disciplinary study on fungal pathogens affecting potato crops. For more info & application, use the following link -hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/367704 Plz RT and share...

Winner 🥇 team = “Tropical Necrosis” Traditional Blight Bowl contest at #FPS2025 FPS_FloridaPhytoPath So nerdy 🤓- so fun 🤩 Andrew Mann Jorge Ronny Díaz Valderrama Patty Manosalva UFIFAS_IndianRiverREC Liliana Cano UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department The American Phytopathological Society

We are always surrounded by #fungi 🍄cultures 🧫, the good ones #Trichoderma and the bad ones #plantpathogens. Here Andrew Mann and Carlos de la Torre. Avocado grower looking at isolates from #avocado in the search for potential #biological control agents and our new U.S. National Science Foundation intern Nathan working on

Finally our lab's article on promising #fungicides 🧪to combat #laurelwilt in commercial #avocado #aguacate #palta production is out 🥳🥳 The American Phytopathological Society UF IFAS Solutions UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department UF IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center APS Tropical Plant Pathology Committee IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention IUFRO Division 7 Forest Health The IR-4 Project Florida Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services NIFA SCRI Avocado 🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑

Collecting strategic seeds for breeding by Tropical Plant Clinic & Research Lab crew for Manjul Dutt 🧬🐊 the future of avocado production is moving north

Second day of taking #avocado samples for residue testing. This time we sampled trees that were drenched with the flutriafol product 🧪. Looking forward to seeing the results and hoping concentrations are optimal to prevent the infection, movement, and multiplication of the

A new name has been proposed for the Xylaria that has been introduced from Asia into North America on wood used in aquariums - "Poseidon's Whiskers" forestpathology.cfans.umn.edu/sites/forestpa…

Another busy week at the lab! 🔬🧫👩🏼‍🔬👨‍🔬🧪 Processing cultures collected in #Taiwan from multiple Lauraceae trees 🌳 including #avocado 🥑, a banana 🍌 sample from Virgin Islands, in vitro metabolite assays to evaluate the growth inhibition potential of #Trichoderma against the