Theo Van Noort

Researcher at Plant and Food Research NZ and University of Auckland alumnus. Interested in #Ecology #Entomology #Pollination #Botany #Wasps #BumbleBees

[Theo Van Noort @TVanNoort]

"The island of strange noises", and home for the next month :) hunting for flightless beetles and secretive cave weta.
#Antipodes #island #parakeets #million #dollar #mouse

[Julia Schmack @julia_schmack]

Check out the press release about our new paper @japplecol on #invasive #wasps splitting island resources and hammering #endemic and #native moths @ScienceUoA @cbb_nz @AklEcol @mwlr_nz @Forest_and_Bird @LearLabMicro @Zelpapang @aucklandcouncil @MPI_NZ @BioHeritageNZ

[Julia Schmack @julia_schmack]

Awesome field work on 36 offshore islands for our new paper https://t.co/ww07olfypK on #socialwasps #invasion #biogeography
@ScienceUoA @geobiodiversity @BioHeritageNZ @docgovtnz @mwlr_nz @Biogeography @MuellerJung @weltderwunder

[Theo Van Noort @TVanNoort]

Had fun last week on the East Cape with Waka and the beekeepers from Ngāti Porou Miere. Fascinating to learn about maramataka and the various way it influences our natural world, inc. native bees and honey bees :D

[Plant & Food Research @plantandfood]

Office with a view! #SummerStudent Waka Paul is working with Māori #beekeepers in East Cape and other regions to explore their understanding of the natural environment and how their #MātaurangaMāori can contribute to contemporary #beekeeping.
#SummerStudentship #MāoriEngagement

[Brian Cutting @BrianTCutting]

I love the way foraging jumping jack ants ‘look before they leap!’

[Theo Van Noort @TVanNoort]

This is the BEST THING EVER.

[BBC Scotland News @BBCScotlandNews]

Singing seals are helping researchers understand how language develops 🎶 [Sound needed] https://t.co/LlQrwvpydT

[Julia Schmack @julia_schmack]

I knew it! 😁 The miniature nervous system of #polistes #paperwasps #insects does not limit sophisticated behaviour. @davide_santoro @NZ_EntoSoc Biology Letters https://t.co/pUutBRYVZh

[Brian Cutting @BrianTCutting]

Glasshouses, netting, and covers can be helpful for crop production, but can cause problems for #bees and #pollination. We put RFID tags on honey bee workers under netting to see exactly what was going on: https://t.co/ugzWH4q42s @LisaEvansNZ @mateusz_NZ @plantandfood

[Brian Cutting @BrianTCutting]

This group of stink bug eggs has had a rough start: most are parasitised by Anastatus wasps, those that remain appear infertile, but they glow intensely under UV light.

[Theo Van Noort @TVanNoort]

How to choose a puppy? Youman's dictionary of everyday wants (pub. 1884) suggests setting the litter's bed on fire and seeing which the mother saves first.

[Brian Cutting @BrianTCutting]

The stingless bee species most commonly found in Brisbane look similar, but the structures they build in their hives are very different!

Tetragonula carbonaria (left) Tetragonula hockingsi (right)

[Theo Van Noort @TVanNoort]

@LisaEvansNZ I think it tastes similar to cherimoya, but I've heard others say chicken.

[Theo Van Noort @TVanNoort]

@LisaEvansNZ Try eating the fruit, they're quite nice when ripe.

[Brian Cutting @BrianTCutting]

Had a great bug-walk today. Can't quite decide who wins the day - these Ropalidia paper wasps, or the Wattle Notodontid caterpillar.

[Department of Conservation @docgovtnz]

NZ’s smallest bird has been released into @ZEALANDIA. 59 tītipounamu also known as rifleman were captured and moved from Wainuiomata Mainland Island. The tiny birds weigh less than a $1 coin, about 6 grams.

Read more: https://t.co/97jP5XwKe8

[Ecology Ngātahi @AklEcol]

Missed opportunities in the SPCA controversy https://t.co/63qAMADTzD

[Theo Van Noort @TVanNoort]

https://t.co/QNySrXI67I
"...[Transylvanian] peasants lured bumblebees to nest in artificial cylindric “bumble houses” made of earthenware. These were kept in villages and peasants harvested the honey from time to time" #ethnobiology
@D_Pattemore @LisaEvansNZ @BrianTCutting

[Brian Cutting @BrianTCutting]

Wool carder bees prefer murder to sharing flowers.

[Theo Van Noort @TVanNoort]

Congratulations @LisaEvansNZ , super exciting stuff :D

[Lisa Evans @LisaEvansNZ]

Delighted by #marsdenfund to determine how foraging environment affects learning performance and reproductive success in bumble bees. Keen to be working with the talented @TheWaspLady @notbadscience @NigelERaine!
https://t.co/fr4thWAFwI @plantandfood @royalsocietynz @MarsdenFund