Since harvest is here and bugs aren’t so spooky anymore, I’m dressing them up in Halloween costumes 🎃 #stinkbug #frankenstein #costume #art #entomology

My second costumed bug is a Dectes stem borer! Can you guess his name? (Just make sure you don’t say it thrice) #Halloween #insect #Entomology #beetlejuice #beetle #agriculture #art

Yellow spotted salamander in Crockett Mills, Tennessee 🖤💛🖤 Remember to have clean hands/gloves before handling amphibians! I moved this guy out of the way of a construction zone. #salamander #amphibian #herpetology

Microconidia of #fusarium collected from field corn Pretty a/maize/ing ! 🌽🍄

I had such a great time at #SDAPS2022! I’m so thankful for this opportunity to share my research as an undergrad and meet so many awesome folks!

#Peanuts in the ground! 🥜

Tomato spotted wilt virus in peanuts 🥜 #TSWV #TomatoSpottedWiltVirus #Peanuts #AlabamaAg #Virus #Thrips #AgScience

Corn smut, caused by the fungus Ustilago maydis Also called Zombie Corn (by me and maybe two other people) 🧟‍♂️ #cornsmut #huitlacoche #corn #fieldcorn #agriculture #agscience #plantpathology

Mushroom lady on a mini canvas 🍄 #Mushroom #Posca #acrylicpainting #decay #canvas #fern #gold

Hm… I have a feeling these beans *might* have a little kudzu bug problem. #Soybean #Entomology #Agriculture #AgScience #Scout #Scouting #KudzuBug

Chonk #Moth #Entomology #Chonk #Chunky #insect #Lepidoptera #Scouting

I’ve never seen twin squares before! #cotton #flower #twins #agriculture #AlabamaAg #AgScience #Scouting

Look at that damage! Stinkbug scouting with Scott Graham #Cotton #StinkBug #CottonScout #Scouting #Entomology #AlabamaAg #Agriculture

Some interesting variegation I found in the field today! Doesn’t look like your typical chimera. Does anyone know what could’ve caused this? #cotton #agriculture #scouting #scout #chimera #variegation #variegated

A good look at a predatory stink bug beside a brown marmorated stink bug! Check out those shoulder pads 👀 #stinkbug #entomology #cotton #scout #scouting #insects #agscience

Wow, that’s a lot of rust! Wait… why is it moving? 🔎 Spider mites on peanuts in Headland, Alabama #spidermites #mites #peanuts #entomology #agscience #infestation

What a distinguished gentleman. Leaf footed bug on corn in Headland, Alabama #Entomology #corn #AlabamaAg #agriculture #agscience #insects

More zombie corn! 🧟‍♂️ #cornsmut #corn #agriculture #alabamaag #huitlacoche #fungus

Snack time! Brown marmorated stink bug feeding on a cotton boll in Prattville, AL #stinkbug #entomology #cotton #agriculture #insects #scouting #crops

Even the cotton is celebrating Halloween this morning! 🕷🍁🕸