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Andrea Gloria-Soria @agloriasoria.bsky.social · 19d

The invasive form of Ae. #aegypti mosquito evolved within the Americas, after arriving from Africa ~320 ya. Our most recent paper is out @science.org. Years of work with collaborators all around led by J. Crawford! Great resource for the Vector Research community!.
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How the yellow fever mosquito conquered the world

Aedes aegypti further adapted to life around humans when it arrived in the Americas, study of hundreds of mosquito genomes reveals

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Casey Dunn @caseywdunn.bsky.social · 27d

Interested in joining our lab (dunnlab.org) as a postdoc to work on siphonophores, processes that structure diversity in the open ocean, or natural history? If so, please reach out to discuss a nomination for the Donnelley Postdoctoral Fellowship - yibs.yale.edu/donnelley-fe...

The Dunn Lab

Casey Dunn's laboratory in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University.

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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · Sep 3

Join us! The Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History is hiring a curatorial associate! For more information : careers.amnh.org/postings/4529

Curatorial Associate

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cult...

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Nathan Havill @nphavill.bsky.social · Aug 30

More creative and fun. Yay, drift!

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Casey Dunn @caseywdunn.bsky.social · Aug 28

I hope to take a PhD student in 2026 to study siphonophores. Please reach out if you are interested in applying this fall. For examples of recent lab projects see www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... and academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...

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Nathan Havill @nphavill.bsky.social · Aug 14

Thank you, Entomology Today @entsocamerica.bsky.social, for covering our work on adelgids of Bhutan. If we want to prevent #bioinvasions, we need to know what’s out there. Also, adelgids are super cool insects 😁

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Unusual Galls Trigger National Survey of Adelgids and Their Predators in Bhutan Forests

When aphid-like insects appeared in Bhutan forests, local researchers collaborated with USDA Forest Service experts to identify species, including four new to science.

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Nathan Havill @nphavill.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Unusual Galls Trigger National Survey of Adelgids and Their Predators in Bhutan Forests

When aphid-like insects appeared in Bhutan forests, local researchers collaborated with USDA Forest Service experts to identify species, including four new to science.

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Andrea Gloria-Soria @agloriasoria.bsky.social · Jul 18

Detecting chromosome inversions in @aegypti is a real art! I am honored to be part of this project. academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...

Chromosomal Inversions and Their Potential Impact on the Evolution of Arboviral Vector Aedes aegypti

Abstract. Chromosomal inversions play a crucial role in evolution and have been found to regulate epidemiologically significant traits in malaria mosquitoe

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Andrea Gloria-Soria @agloriasoria.bsky.social · Jul 18

First chromosome-level reference assembly of field @aegypti formosus and sister species @aedes mascarensis is out. Work led by @genmorinaga.bsky.social if @jsoghigian.bsky.social group in collaboration with us at #CT_CAES, @yale.edu, @ird-fr.bsky.social, @pasteur.fr academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...

From macro to micro: De novo genomes of Aedes mosquitoes enable comparative genomics among close and distant relatives

Abstract. The yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) is an organism of high medical importance because it is the primary vector for diseases such as yellow

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Andrea Gloria-Soria @agloriasoria.bsky.social · Jul 3

#threeMosquitoes. “The biology of deadly insects.” A book by my colleague and friend Jeff Powell is out! He just brought in my very own signed copy! Get yours @hopkinspress.bsky.social www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

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Nathan Havill @nphavill.bsky.social · Jun 3

Our article got the cover (!) with this cool photo of the inside of an adelgid gall, taken by Dr. Kaka Tshering.

Lots of new information about adelgids (including on hemlock), their predators, and associated fungi in Bhutan

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Nathan Havill @nphavill.bsky.social · May 19

Well, that’s promising!

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Nathan Havill @nphavill.bsky.social · Apr 22

Leucotaraxis piniperda from WA, released in CT for biological control of hemlock woolly #adelgid. Some papers about the science behind the effort:

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Nathan Havill @nphavill.bsky.social · Apr 18

Hemlock woolly adelgid. Still killing trees in Connecticut.

Dense hemlocks woolly adelgid colony on a hemlock twig.

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Anurag Agrawal @anurag-asclepias.bsky.social · Apr 3

I have created a feed "plant insect ecology" for posts on the biology, ecology, evolution, & natural history of plants & insects... to post, simply include #plant-insect. Please post images, opportunities, academic articles w/ links, etc.

DM w/ suggestions, it will take some days to optimize

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Andrea Gloria-Soria @agloriasoria.bsky.social · Apr 3

We put together a fact sheet for #Aedes #aegypti. You can access the corrected proof from the link below.

kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

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Nathan Havill @nphavill.bsky.social · Apr 2

Wow!

Nathan Havill @nphavill.bsky.social · Mar 30

Thank you Anurag. It has been a really rewarding collaboration with a great group of people.

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Jen Weimer 🌲 @pinefortrees.bsky.social · Mar 17

A non-native invasive moth has been lurking in the Northeast for more than 120 years and has recently become a pest again – of trees and people – in parts of Maine. Learn more in my latest article.

#foresthealth #browntailmoth #forestpests #invasives

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The Ups and Downs of Browntail Moths | Spring 2025 | Knots and Bolts | Knots and Bolts

A non-native invasive moth has been lurking in the Northeast for more than 120 years and has recently become a pest again – of trees and… This content is available in the magazine only. Please Subscr...

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Nathan Havill @nphavill.bsky.social · Mar 13

It’s going to be a while before it’s ready, but it’s highest on my list of priorities!

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Nathan Havill @nphavill.bsky.social · Mar 13

😁 The 2016 paper that Chris cites above is by me and colleagues. Working on an update with new info and updated methods.

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Nathan Havill @nphavill.bsky.social · Mar 2

Fun article written with Ohio State University Buckeye Yard and Garden Online about hemlock woolly adelgid life cycle.

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The fascinating complex life cycle of hemlock wooly adelgid (HWA), Adelges tsugae Annand

The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), Adelges tsugae, is an invasive insect that has caused the decline and mortality of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and Carolina hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana) in east...

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Nathan Havill @nphavill.bsky.social · Feb 19

BTW - what an amazing group of US federal, university, and industry scientists working together to help protect our forests! @hufbauer.bsky.social @sandyliebhold.bsky.social

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Nathan Havill @nphavill.bsky.social · Feb 19

This all shows how important herbivore host recognition and plant defenses, shaped by their evolutionary history, determine whether herbivores will cause high impact after invasion….

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Nathan Havill @nphavill.bsky.social · Feb 19

Try it yourself here, in the iTree Pest Predictor…

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Pest Predictor - Insect Invasion Model - i-Tree

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