So true. Japanese beetle bags certainly give off the aesthetics that they are doing something good for your garden, but they’re really pulling in beetles from all over the neighborhood to your yard.

growingproduce.com/crop-protectio… thrips of course, but what's a "cucumber bug"? ;)

🚨Citizen science opportunity. Carolinians--Keep a look out for native muhlygrass (sweetgrass) and if it's infested with mealybug. If so, please report any sightings using the QR code in the article: hgic.clemson.edu/muhlygrass-mea…

A dangerous landing. This is a phorid fly trying to lay her eggs on the heads of these army ants. Her larvae are parasitic and will feed internally within the ant's head before popping it off and emerging.

Southeastern entomologists, be on the lookout: a newly introduced hornet in our neighborhood (found first in Savannah, GA). macon.com/news/state/geo…

I am coming across (and trying to learn!) some new thrips species. Thrips people, does this look like Heliothrips spp. or am I way off? Manfred R. Ulitzka David Owens

come join us in Charleston!

My latest publication is featured in Entomology Today 🙂

New work by the Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab used #metabarcoding to shed light on dark taxa in sky-island Appalachian leaf litter, assessing patterns of endemicity using large-scale, voucher-based barcoding - doi.org/10.1111/icad.1… #OpenAccess #COI Photos: M. Caterino/Clemson University

Great symposium! thanks to all the organizers and presenters

apply.interfolio.com/132764 Open tenure-track faculty position at Clemson in Turf and Ornamental Entomology! please forward to anyone who might be interested. For best consideration please apply by the end of November.

Erin Eure just finished a great presentation about the recently released MyIPM Veg App at the SE Veg and Fruit Expo in Myrtle Beach, SC. This is a new sister version of MyIPM App for fruits and row crops focused on Veg crops. Scan the QR cod e if you want to download it! #vegs

Please check out our new MyIPM App. Only two crops tomatoes and cucurbits but it’s launched. More vegetables will be added over time. Please let me know if you are interested in participating in this useful new IPM tool for veggies.

the biodiversity in southern Appalachia is incredible. sky islands are incredible. so much left to learn from it!

Has anyone else seen syrphids laying eggs ON aphids?? on wild brassicas, Charleston, SC

i call this one "Muad'Dib and the plantworm"

it is here!! this short film turned out so well--deserving for such an illustrious career.