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IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · Aug 18

Congratulations all!

IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · Aug 10

Prepare yourself!

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IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · Jul 30

Dr. Mike Reinke presenting during the Viticulture Day drone show at SWMREC #extension #grape

Dr. Mike Reinke demonstrating his drone IPM program at SWMREC

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IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · Jul 24

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧪Thanks to Dr. Maxime Eeraerts for leading this study, and ALL the coauthors for their contributions🐝🫐🐝🫐🐝🫐

Figure from Eeraerts et al. 2025 showing how wild bees support blueberry yields.

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beepalooza.bsky.social @beepalooza.bsky.social · Jul 13

𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒍 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!

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IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · Jul 17

After the rain.

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IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · Jul 3

🧪Early morning departure, to take these tiny pest-killing wasps out to farms for release #biocontrol

Containers with 30 female parasitic wasps

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IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · Jun 26

Some days, research is about getting the right plastic box for your study. This is one of those days.

IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · Jun 13

Berry trial assessment day - untreated vs treated🍓

Two strawberries from an insect control trials, showing untreated (left) and treated (right)

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IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · Jun 9

From the manual: "This machine...is the answer to every Entomologist's dream"

IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · Jun 5

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
New review of Leptopilina japonica's potential for SWD biocontrol, led by Dr. Rossi-Stacconi🇮🇹

Adventively established Leptopilina japonica: a new opportunity for augmentative biocontrol of Drosophila suzukii - Journal of Pest Science

The 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...

link.springer.com

IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · May 17

🐝🥵🫐
www.canr.msu.edu/news/extreme...

Extreme heat affects blueberry pollen nutrition, bee health and plant reproduction, study finds

A 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...

www.canr.msu.edu

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IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · May 12

A beautiful day for learning all about 💮+🐝=🫐 with the MSU Blueberry Team.

Two blueberry growers listening to Dr. Zachary Huang from MSU Entomology.

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IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · May 9

The home of The Very Handy Bee Manual is on the chopping block.
It must 🐝 saved!

Armando Rosario-Lebrón @rosariolebronentomology.com · May 8

The legendary USGS Bee Lab is being shut down. The 2026 budget proposal defunds the Ecosystem Mission Area, which supported the lab. If their science helped your work, there’s still time to make your voice heard. Read below. (1/4)
🧪 #pollinators #Pollinators #USGS #Entomology #Hymenoptera 🪲🪳

USGS Bee Lab at the Eastern Ecological Science Center

The USGS Bee Lab supports research on native bees. As part of that program we and our co-located USFWS partners develop identification tools and keys for native bee species, take public access hi reso...

www.usgs.gov

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · May 8

Choose 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

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IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · May 4

Could?

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...

Trump’s Cuts to Science Funding Could Hurt U.S. Economy, Study Shows

Reducing federal support for research and development could cause long-run economic damage and reduce government revenue.

www.nytimes.com

IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · May 1

The 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!💰

New cherry trees in foreground, old in the back

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IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · May 1

Welcome back!

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IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · Apr 29

Wasn't us!😉

IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · Apr 24

It'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

Plum trees in bloom at the Trevor Nichols Research center of Michigan State University

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IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · Apr 15

www.vineyardundergroundpodcast.com/vu069/
Check out this podcast about insect pests and beneficials, with Fritz Westover from Vineyard Underground.

IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · Apr 4

Extreme 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...

Results of an experiment where mason bees were fed pollen from plants exposed to extreme heat, or not. Survival of bee larvae was much lower when fed heated pollen.

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IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · Mar 27

A perfect bluesky day for pruning blueberries 🫐

Pruning crew working on young blueberries

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IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · Mar 20

70 degrees yesterday 🍏

IsaacsLab @isaacslab.bsky.social · Mar 12

As a collaborator with UMaine, this funding lockdown affects Michigan too #MI07

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · Mar 11

I'm appalled by the USDA's decision to pause funding to the University of Maine System.

This will hurt our farmers, halt critical research, and impact students throughout Maine.

Once again, our state is being targeted for retribution—all because our officials are standing up for the rule of law.

USDA halts more than $100M in funding for University of Maine System programs

The move temporarily pauses USDA funding for Maine's university system after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off the state over Maine's decision to allow transgender athletes to compete in sp...

www.pressherald.com

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