Our new lab pet, a hermit flower beetle grub, that we adopted from a recent sample needs a name…see poll below

Another exciting unboxing…latest and greatest Herbicide Classification charts from Take Action: Pesticide Resistance Management & United Soybean Board …perfect timing for the students of #CSS226L 😁

Spa day for these amaranth & lambsquarters seeds starts with a chemical peel followed by a 6hr PGR soak 🧖🏻‍♀️ 🥒 🍵 😌 Getting ready to germinate these seed lots for herbicide resistance screening MSU Plant & Pest Diagnostics

I’m that jerk who held class on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving :/ Unfortunately with more lab sections this year it had to happen, but we did offer for them to come to an earlier section so more than half chose to do that. #CSS226L Happy Weedsgiving to all!

Herbicide resistance screening samples have come a long way since last weeks planting, should be sprayed before the holidays :) MSU Plant & Pest Diagnostics

No only is this an awesome opportunity, but you'll have friends MSU Plant & Pest Diagnostics right down the hall!

Thanks for coming everyone!

Hanging out with my carefully curated #css226L weeds for turf school this week…oh yeah and LOTS of grading!! Productive week in the books 🥱

Fun times at work before a much needed winter break!

Yesterday was “Treat yo’self day” when I saw this…what WeedScienceNerd could resist?

Pretty early in the new year for a plant ID already, but this one comes from hay…longspine sandbar (Cenchrus longispinus) a native, annual grass species that can cause damage to livestock mouths and is therefore undesirable.

Weed seeds are so cool. These seeds are from field pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) …I wonder if these grooves are as unique as human fingerprints?!? That is what they remind me of 🤔

Some little dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seedlings to brighten your Friday. I collected these seeds with my 7yo daughter this summer for use in my weed science class & extension demos…now every time I open this envelope to plant more I’ll think of fun times with her ❤️

Common milkweed (Asclepius syriaca) grown from seed ❤️ Apaarently not dormant right off the plant 🤔

So much fun @ MSU Weedy Lunch today as some chose to exchange Valentines 🌱 ❤️ These are my people…esp Dan Brainard’s heart-shaped theme w/ mini buckwheat bouquet & velvetleaf seeds. I decided 2 use a Beal seed exp theme…hopefully Dr. Beal had a sense of humor!

Headed to WSSA in Vancouver…by way of Sarasota, FL! Hope to see you soon ☀️

Sensitive plant (Mimosa strigillosa) flowering! #weedsofFL 😎

More #weedsofFL … largeflower Mexican clover (Richardia grandiflora), arrow leaf sida (Sida rhombifolia), tasselflower (Emilia sonchifolia). I have fun guessing the families…Rubiaceae (didn’t get it), Malvaceae (✅), and Asteraceae (✅)..2/3 today 😇

1st day WSSA in Vancouver…Women in Weeds…former TA & weed sci 🌟 Sarah Chu shared awesome themed bracelets (crafting + weeds ❤️) …@genomeric got WSSA Outstanding Young Scientist award & we got the outstanding paper weed sci in the Canadian Journal of PS! 🤩

Now that WSSA is over I’m taking what might be a forever break from Twitter. Come join me for weedy + diagnostics happenings over on Instagram Erin Hill or Bluesky Erin Hill.bsky.social