The mission of the Entomology Club is to educate our local community about the astounding biodiversity and importance of arthropods. @USUAggies @UStateScience
Come check out our bugs on Nov. 6th starting at 6:30pm in the Life Science Building Rm 219! First 30 min will include student presentations @UStateScience
The Entomology Club had a great first meeting w/ presentations by Gavin & Anthony about Hemipterans & Lepidoptera, respectively. Helani also led a fun scientific illustration session, where we doodled some praying mantises. Thanks all for joining!
The #wasp exhibit at Stokes Nature Center will conclude this weekend. Stop by if you have a chance! Otherwise , it will be up at Swaner EcoCenter @usuextension starting September 30th! @UStateScience@USU_InsectTours
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Rare insect conservation coordinator Amanda Barth depends on research from community scientists like you to conserve pollinators and a wide variety of insects that are vital to Utah's ecosystems: https://t.co/2ddpnDVvbk
#insect#pollinator#conservation
Insect and plant lovers, BUGfest is back! The Natural History Museum of Utah will be humming with bug lovers this weekend sharing un-bee-lievable facts about Utah's invertebrates and the plants they pollinate.
https://t.co/V1rUtyXeGK
Summer Bee Camp took place at @eblsusuand is part of Smart Foodscapes, which aims to use plant biodiversity in rangelands to create more sustainable beef production systems while engaging and educating current and future land stewards.
@QCNRUSU@usuCEHS
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Tech job: My bee molecular systematics and genomics lab needs to hire a new lab tech in the next few months. The position will be a 10-year term appointment with benefits. If you think you might be interested, please reach out. The formal announcement is forthcoming.
Interesting in field collecting and learning about pollinators? There is still time to volunteer with the Stokes Nature Center to help survey local pollinator diversity!
BugFest 23 is coming to the @NHMU. Come check it out. The event is sponsored by my NSF grant and will feature a talk by my PhD student @KayunL . The mascot for the event is the western bumble bee Bombus occidentalis! https://t.co/UeJRZ0YJKf.
Students: Fall 2023 Community Outreach Internship available with Logan Canyon's Stokes Nature Center. Applications due Aug. 18: https://t.co/CSEzCWZgJq
Wed, June 21: It's #NationalPollinatorWeek; locally, USU Berryman Institute, Cache Valley Wildlife Assoc, Monarchs of Northern Utah & RAE Environmental Inc. have organized daily events for Northern Utah Pollinator Week (Thread continues)
It’s #PollinatorWeek (June 19-25)! Join us in celebrating agriculture’s unsung heroes. Pollinators such as birds, bees, bats, butterflies, moths & other insects are essential to helping farmers feed our growing population. Learn more: https://t.co/H1IFhdsiJG #PollinateAmerica
Helani, an officer of the Entomology Club, and other volunteers are doing great to protect Utah’s insects. Follow the thread to learn more and how to get involved!
Helani Torres with the Utah Rare Insect Conservation Program and volunteers are helping conserve fireflies (a rare spectacle in Utah) in Nibley's Firefly Park and they could use your help! They are at peak visibility during this time of mating: https://t.co/oQbRBSz2MB
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Did you know that June is National Pollinator Month? Bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles, moths, and many other species are critical to agriculture in the United States, but because of pesticides, habitat destruction, and climate change, pollinator numbers are in decline. 🧵
USU Biology doctoral student Brenna Decker debuts her "Wasps of Utah" traveling exhibit June 1 at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Wildlife Education Center, 2155 W Forest St, Brigham City (from I-15, take Exit 363):
https://t.co/9WwXgnzwL5