IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Dr. Mike Reinke presenting during the Viticulture Day drone show at SWMREC #extension #grape 010
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 24/07/2025www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🧪Thanks to Dr. Maxime Eeraerts for leading this study, and ALL the coauthors for their contributions🐝🫐🐝🫐🐝🫐 031
Reposted by IsaacsLabMSU Bee Palooza @beepalooza.bsky.social · 13/07/2025𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒃𝒐𝒓? We are so happy to announce Bee Palooza 2025! Join us on Aug. 24th from 1-4pm. We will also be posting weekly with sneak peaks of our event and information in case you cant make it! 033
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 03/07/2025🧪Early morning departure, to take these tiny pest-killing wasps out to farms for release #biocontrol 020
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Some days, research is about getting the right plastic box for your study. This is one of those days. 000
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 09/06/2025From the manual: "This machine...is the answer to every Entomologist's dream" 000
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 05/06/2025link.springer.com/article/10.1... New review of Leptopilina japonica's potential for SWD biocontrol, led by Dr. Rossi-Stacconi🇮🇹link.springer.comAdventively established Leptopilina japonica: a new opportunity for augmentative biocontrol of Drosophila suzukii - Journal of Pest ScienceThe invasive spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, has emerged as a significant global pest over the past decade, threatening fruit production worldwide. The parasitoid Leptopilina japonica, pr... 000
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 17/05/2025🐝🥵🫐 www.canr.msu.edu/news/extreme...canr.msu.eduExtreme heat affects blueberry pollen nutrition, bee health and plant reproduction, study findsA recent study led by MSU Entomology graduate Jenna Walters found that extreme heat negatively impacts blueberry pollen nutrition, bee health and plant reproduction, highlighting the critical link bet... 001
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 13/05/2025A beautiful day for learning all about 💮+🐝=🫐 with the MSU Blueberry Team. 010
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 09/05/2025The home of The Very Handy Bee Manual is on the chopping block. It must 🐝 saved! 010
Reposted by IsaacsLabEuropean Commission @ec.europa.eu · 08/05/2025Choose Science. Choose Europe. A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open. With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond. Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF 15948556
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Could? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...nytimes.comTrump’s Cuts to Science Funding Could Hurt U.S. Economy, Study ShowsReducing federal support for research and development could cause long-run economic damage and reduce government revenue. 000
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 02/05/2025The excellent farm crew planted 5 acres of tart cherry and apple trees today 🍒🍏 These will support future entomology studies to address insect pests issue 🐛🪲 Thanks to Michigan Tree Fruit Commission for making this possible!💰 010
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 24/04/2025It's 70 degrees in April, so we are Go Green, Go White! for orchard pollination at the Trevor Nichols Research Center @msu-entomology.bsky.social 021
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 16/04/2025www.vineyardundergroundpodcast.com/vu069/ Check out this podcast about insect pests and beneficials, with Fritz Westover from Vineyard Underground. 010
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Extreme heat conditions in spring disrupt 🫐 pollen physiology and 🐝 development, as shown in this new study from @msu-entomology.bsky.social alumna Dr. Jenna Walters, collaborating with colleagues in the MSU Plant Resilience Institute www.nature.com/articles/s41... 022
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 12/03/2025As a collaborator with UMaine, this funding lockdown affects Michigan too #MI07 010
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Blue sky over San Diego, heading home from the International IPM Symposium. 000
Reposted by IsaacsLabEntomological Society of America @entsocamerica.bsky.social · 05/03/2025As dismissals and program closures mount at agencies like the USDA-ARS, ripple effects will include more pests in fields, fewer pollinators, rising food costs, and more invasive species. Learn more in part one of a new series on impacts of cuts to federal funding for insect science. buff.ly/tzR2Ta7entomologytoday.orgThe Far-Reaching Harms of Cuts to Entomological Research, Part 1Pretending that federal cuts to entomological research will save money is like deciding to save on farming costs by not buying seeds—you're cutting the very foundation of future growth and… 34129
Reposted by IsaacsLabScience Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Are you a scientist or student heading to a @standupforscience.bsky.social rally this Friday? We want to hear from you. Tell us about yourself and why you’re going, how far you’re traveling, why you’re fired up, and whether there will be car snacks. Call or text us at (646) 767-6532. 30874320
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Stand up for the future of science, and scientists. Please share! 010
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Summer research+mentoring program deadline coming up! 011
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 28/02/2025One of the 2015 book editors, Willye Bryan, is now a community leader in her "retirement", and has the cover story in our local newspaper this week. www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/the-... 010
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Our lab, while the insects are sleeping. 📷 @michiganstateu.bsky.social 071
Reposted by IsaacsLabBeronda L. Montgomery @berondam.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Full open-access article "Synergy as a strategy to strengthen biomedical mentoring ecosystems" with @joimondisa.bsky.social & @beckypackard.bsky.social now available. Meaningful work with thoughtful, empathetic colleagues is a beacon of hope in troubling times. www.frontiersin.org/journals/edu...frontiersin.orgFrontiers | Synergy as a strategy to strengthen biomedical mentoring ecosystems 023
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 25/02/2025First BMSB of 2025 has emerged for Invasive Species Week. Spring is coming! 020
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Read while you still can. www.usda.gov/about-usda/g...usda.govClimate Change, Global Food Security, and the U.S. Food System 032
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 29/01/2025👋🐝 We are saying goodbye to 20 years of bee specimens, as they head to the AJ Cook Arthropod Research Collection. These will help scientists understand bee taxonomy, ecology, and change for years to come. 🧪 030
Reposted by IsaacsLabStacy Woods, PhD (she/her) @geostatstacy.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Check out @ucsusa.bsky.social "Save Science, Save Lives" letter. It's for individual signatures, but prob of interest to your sci societies members! secure.ucsusa.org/a/2024-save-...secure.ucsusa.orgSave Science, Save LivesPlease join science supporters, scientists, and experts in signing an open letter asking Congress to stand up against attempts to politicize or eliminate scientific roles, agencies, and federal resear... 34027
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 27/01/2025That was a GREAT department seminar by @bug-gwen.bsky.social all about science communication in These Times. So relevant to our outreach and extension work, and how we connect with audiences. 110
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Fun times at Birchfield Park today, with first time tubing for 🇦🇺 postdoc Blake Dawson. 010
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Join Us! MSU Extension seeks an IPM Educator based in Kent County, focused on the tree fruit industry. Posting #1017305 at careers.msu.educareers.msu.eduHomepageBECOME A PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER 000
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 15/01/2025It's extension season, today learning some grape disease control info from Dr. Tim Miles. 000
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 06/12/2024New report from visiting scientist Dr. Marwa Aly, reporting on using diet for rearing samba wasp on SWD academic-oup-com.proxy1.cl.msu.edu/aesa/advance... 010
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 24/11/2024👀 "...it is time to reevaluate how we estimate pesticide compatibility with natural enemies" 010
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Lab socials moved here from there. Follow for updates on our research and extension projects. 010
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Wonderful to see the layers of research that continue to develop from Project ICP and the plantings established under that grant. 020
IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Hello world! 🧪 We are a team of entomologists studying bugs in berry farms. Find out more at www.isaacslab.ent.msu.edu 020
