Bob Brown

Wasp botherer, working with natural enemies @mwlr_nz

[Bob Brown @bob3brown]

Here’s a bit of fun. #wasplove True Facts: Parasitoid Wasps https://t.co/XGOtJ0fjIm via @YouTube

[mark tutton 💙 @marktutton25]

Wasps released on Nightingale Island have protected Wilkins’ bunting by halting spread of mould-causing insects

Source: the Guardian https://t.co/aBPWNZNaR9

[Prof Seirian Sumner @WaspWoman]

#WaspFarming #Japan
Why?
Takahashi relocates nests to his wasp farm, raises them, supplementing food everyday, until nests are peak size in November.
Biggest nest competes at the Gifu Wasp Festival!
Larvae/pupae are harvested for food, sold to local shops. Yum! #Entomophagy

[Bob Brown @bob3brown]

@HarunaFujioka @Cin_Oi @WaspWoman

[Bob Brown @bob3brown]

So fortunate to have the opportunity to participate in collecting a Vespa mandarinia nest with JWKA members in Japan! Although sometimes dangerous, they are also a treasured food in some parts of Japan. Many thanks @tatauya7696 and local enthusiasts for sharing such passion! ❤️

[Tatsuya.S @tatauya7696]

After ICE 2024, I invited @WaspWoman @Cin_Oi @bob3brown @HarunaFujioka to my beloved field in Gifu and Aichi. We went hunting for #Vespula shidai & #Vespa mandarinia with wasp enthusiasts. Both the guests and the enthusiasts enjoyed it a lot- it was great!

[Bob Brown @bob3brown]

@tatauya7696 Nice one, Tatsuya! I’ll have to have a read on my flight tomorrow!

[Cintia Oi @Cin_Oi]

Murder hornet collection ✅! Tracking an adult and running after it is an experience that any entomologist should have!!! So glad to meet such incredible wasp enthusiasts and have my own JWKA hat!! Thanks to @tatauya7696 and his amazing network!

[Prof Seirian Sumner @WaspWoman]

Post @ice2024kyoto_jp, it’s Phase 2 of our #Japan #InsectFest. We’re off to meet the #wasp farmers of Gifu, and hunt down #Vespa mandarinia (Giant Asian #Hornet) nest with @tatauya7696 @Cin_Oi @bob3brown @HarunaFujioka. @tatauya7696 has hornet-infused Saki to get us in the mood😬

[Cintia Oi @Cin_Oi]

Excited to go to a Vespa mandarina hunt in Japan with Tatsuya Saga @WaspWoman @bob3brown! We will drink this special sake, anyone wants to taste it???? #wasplove @UCLCBER @NHM_London

[Bob Brown @bob3brown]

@ianballam @flygirlNHM @DipteristsForum @StevenFalk1 Great shot!

[Bob Brown @bob3brown]

@jaswboparai @darwintreelife 👀😬☠️

[Bob Brown @bob3brown]

@flygirlNHM @dipteracourse @DipteristsForum @dipterists @RoyEntSoc @EntsocAmerica @Bertonemyia Bet you were tempted, right? It could be part of a high stakes dare?

[Bob Brown @bob3brown]

@mudandworms Hi Amy. Big wasp indeed! Looks to me like a European hornet, Vespa crabro (the native one).

[Bob Brown @bob3brown]

@georgecmcgavin Looking forward to getting my hands on this! Hopefully I can persuade a cheeky autograph from the author when I’m next in the area…

[Prof. Carl Sagan @ProfCarlSagan]

Do you Remember this Voice?

[Prof Seirian Sumner @WaspWoman]

Pls RT- JOB!! We are recruiting a senior #Bioinformatician in #evolutionary #genomics. @UCLCBER @NHM_Science

Join @eyalprivman @BroadGavin @Cin_Oi, me & 270+ #wasp genomes on @NERCscience project on evolutionary genomics of insect life-histories.

https://t.co/u6ojeMIkJq

[Bob Brown @bob3brown]

@BroadGavin Nice! I’ve heard that Tiffany’s has the best hornets. What a luxurious present!

[Australian Entomological Society @Aust_Ent_Soc]

European wasps, considered one of the worst wasp pests globally, have been sighted in #Albany for the first time in two decades, with 12 nests eradicated & the community urged to report any further sightings to the DPIRD.

https://t.co/waib90K9xC

[Bob Brown @bob3brown]

Christmas makes me sleepy, but not quite as much as it does Oscar.