Jason Sumner-Kalkun

Bug-person. Drummer. Scientist. Nerd.

[Forestry Commission @ForestryComm]

Our world-leading eradication programme has successfully eliminated the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle from all 2021 outbreak sites in England.

Left unmanaged, this serious pest could threaten £2.9bn worth of spruce forests. Ongoing vigilance is needed: https://t.co/fmDJQImErz

[Bacterial Plant Diseases Programme 2020-24 @BactPlantDis]

NEW BLOG: @smclusky reflects on last week's full programme team meeting in Newcastle complete with football, stotties and snow. Read it here 👉 https://t.co/OPm2RhRPvG

[Bacterial Plant Diseases Programme 2020-24 @BactPlantDis]

On #InternationalWomensDay here are all of our brilliant #planthealth women together in Newcastle for our team meeting #WomensDay #InternationalWomensDay2023

[Jason Sumner-Kalkun @JasonCS_K]

@_JenNewton @fiona_bugsnbees @ScotGovSASA proud to be representing the Caliber team at #ICEhelsinki2022 @BactPlantDis

[SASA @ScotGovSASA]

It's Functional Neurological Disorder awareness month and SASA staff have been getting involved. Are you #FNDaware. Find out more at FND Hope https://t.co/FKaqKcj4Hg @FNDHope #FNDaware #FND #FND2022

[Euphresco network @Euphresco]

Jason Sumner-Kalkun @ScotGovSASA is the @Euphresco scientist of the month. His research activities focus on insect vectors of plant disease. He has coordinated several projects, including the recent PhyLib III https://t.co/YMl0nJvcV9

[David Yeates @DavidYeates]

Autumn rain brings out the Boreoides soldier flies. We call these huge wingless gravid females “walks” in the trade.

[Rebecca Schmidt @Phytoseiid]

I am seeking a postdoc for a 2.5 year project to start Jan 2021 (some flex). We will be investigating the biology of Trechnites, an understudied, but key natural enemy of the pear psylla, the main pest of Washington pear.

[Tristan Bantock @BritishBugs]

The mirid Closterotomus trivialis is native to southern Europe and was first found here in 2008. Yesterday was my earliest ever record of this species - amazing that something adapted to the mediterranean climate is able to become adult here so early in the season.

[Ryan Mitchell @RyanM_Sussex]

Coriomeris denticulatus? Found today in Besselsleigh Wood in an open area of grassland. @BritishBugs

[Beastie the Bug @bug_beastie]

Beastie and the Corona virus: two guys we'd rather like to keep under control. https://t.co/r35vA2pKhA #BeastieBug

[Markus Hamann @13Yoshi37]

Currently 4-0 (8-0) in the @VGCVictoryRoad May Challenge! I hope I can keep it up :]

[Jason Sumner-Kalkun @JasonCS_K]

@AshWhiffin Great vid! Some interesting Ento artifacts. I have the same cushion too 🐝😂

[Agency Seven Star General blunder @Thunderblunder7]

The inner mind of a genius.

[Jason Sumner-Kalkun @JasonCS_K]

This #Amaurobius similis #spider is not observing the #SocialDistancing and tried to set up its lace-web in my jacket #Indoorentomology

[Tom Clarke 🇺🇦 🌻 @Tom_Clarke]

Are you home cooking & find shop shelves bare?
FORGET PASTA!
Buy sacks of potatoes direct from Farmers!
Fish & Chip shops have shut all over the country & potato prices fell £100/t in 1 day. There's now a huge glut of these nutritious beauties in farm stores all over East Anglia

[EPPO Pest Risk @MurielSuffert]

More on the potato psyllid Bactericera cockerelli in EPPO Global Database
https://t.co/zHf8rybggP

[EPPO Pest Risk @MurielSuffert]

Bactericera cockerelli (immature and adult stages) was intercepted 4 times in consignments of aubergine and Capsicum from Mexico during UK border inspections between 2017–2018. There is a need for monitoring and accurage diagnosis #planthealth

[Simon Leather 🔶🇪🇺 @EntoProf]

Seen this -dated 2007