Very impressed with the important work my partner is doing looking at treatment outcomes for BPD in male and female veterans!

This publication is the culmination of a HUGE effort and cooperation between multiple agencies and universities over many years. Thank you everyone for your hard work! TLDR: Oobius agrili has done a great job spreading and persisting! academic.oup.com/jee/advance-ar…

Check out our paper on the new #invasive elm zigzag sawfly, published last week in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management. It has a fascinating feeding pattern and is moving around quickly, found in 5 states in 2 years. academic.oup.com/jipm/article/1…

Tenure track job alert! Our department is hiring an assistant professor in Arthropod Molecular Biology. We welcome anyone who uses modern molecular tools to address fundamental and applied questions in arthropod biology. App deadline of December 31. ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/493800

📢Funded PhD opportunity Geog & Env Sciences ONE Planet DTP project: 'Grow or Mow' Exploring impacts of #urban greenspace management on #pollinators and #soil ecosystem services🐝🦋🌱🪱 Deadline: 11th Jan 2024 More info and links in 🧵

A study on scale infestations in urban trees adds evidence that diversifying urban tree plantings is a sustainable and effective pest management strategy. /by Caleb J. Wilson 🔗 Are Trees in Species-Rich Urban Plantings Less Susceptible to Pest Damage? entomologytoday.org/2023/11/17/urb…

Check out this short article I wrote on a paper we recently published. We studied how tree diversity affects biocontrol of a scale insect pest of urban red maples.

Job alert! Our lab is hiring a postdoc to develop new tools for genetic manipulation (and other applications) in insects. Here's a link to the description, and feel free to share broadly. bit.ly/46WwFMq

We're in our final push for applications for our Applied Entomology Teaching position! Looking for an MS or PhD who's passionate about teaching and has a strong background in IPM. MSU Entomology is a great place to work! Apply by January 5, 2024. careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/5168…

A researcher studying arboreal insects found a surprise high up in the canopy of a North Carolina forest: the elusive ant Aphaenogaster mariae. 🔗 Hiding Above Our Heads: Rare Ant Species Found in North Carolina Treetops /by Michelle Kirchner NCSU Entomology & Plant Pathology entomologytoday.org/2024/01/03/rar…

I just learned of the two graduate students injured in a shooting during the Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch meeting. Grad insurance is pretty awful and these are going to be big bills for these young people. Please help if you can. gofund.me/c538310f

I am both excited and impressed that my partner has landed a faculty position at UK in the department of psychiatry!

New paper is out now: We examined how tree diversity and ash density influenced emerald ash borer biocontrol in post-invasion forests. academic.oup.com/ee/advance-art…

A new study examines how tree diversity and density of ash trees affect performance of predators and parasitoids of emerald ash borers. 🔗 Emerald Ash Borer: Study Offers Mixed Signals on Drivers of Effective Biological Control /by Caleb J. Wilson entomologytoday.org/2024/08/01/eme…

Check out this article I wrote on our recent EAB research paper