Wiktoria Kinga Rusin

Insect-Plant Interactions

[Wiktoria Kinga Rusin @WiktoriaRusin3]

@KeeleUniversity Life Sciences Undergraduate Conference.

It has been an amazing opportunity to present my final year project, ''The differential attraction of Aphidius ervi to Triticum aestivum L. varieties subjected to cis-Jasmone''.

@KeeleLifeSci @chem_ecol

[Wiktoria Kinga Rusin @WiktoriaRusin3]

@JAMIN_ALI_ALI Congratulations!:)

[Entomological Society of America @EntsocAmerica]

Arthropod Photo of the Week: March 13, 2024
Planthopper
Unknown species
Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha
By David Turell (https://t.co/QT8hlHZzye), New Hampshire, USA
#arthropodPOTW

[Lukas Large @lukaslarge]

Cramp-ball Fungus Weevil - Platyrhinus resinosus hiding inside a Cramp Ball see at @NTKinver

[Nicky Bay @singaporemacro]

A few handsome fungus beetles under a bracket fungus.

Eumorphus marginatus

[Tim Jonas @TimothyJonas]

A mid instar nymph Red-legged Shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes), I believe. @BritishBugs @rockwolf74

[IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention @ippcnews]

Did you know lacewings help fight off pests?

Their larvae devour mite pests and aphids, helping protect #PlantHealth and the environment!

This is just one example of integrated pest management (IPM).

Join us on #PlantHealthDay to learn more!

📝 https://t.co/xIqNfDatmD

[Thorben Danke @sagaOptics]

Portrait of a carrion beetle, Phosphuga atrata Schwarzer Schneckenjäger.

#phosphugaatrata #schneckenjäger #carrionbeetles #carrionbeetle #insects #entomology #biodiversity

[Dr. Catherine Scott (she/they) @Cataranea]

This is really cool. Canadian soldier/dipterist's observations & collections during WWI.

Some specimens lost due to "unforeseen circumstances" (= collected in a tobacco tin, later confiscated along with all other tobacco by officers)
#Entomology @CanEntomologist