Ben Lee, PhD

Senior Environmental Scientist at @CDFAnews | Head Brewer @Dad_Shorts_Brew | he/him

[Ben Lee, PhD @bugsbyblee]

First paper from my dissertation research is out! "Responses to predation risk cues and alarm pheromones affect plant virus transmission by an aphid vector" https://t.co/vtjT72yMnT
Thanks to all the authors for their hard work! @saumbios @sayan_bera3 @clarecasteel @CrowderLabWSU

[Michael F Meyer @mishafredmeyer]

Our ms on #pharmaceuticals in #bees is OUT today in @SpringerNature Apidologie! If you love #rstats #bees #entomology #ecology #openscience this one is for you! @CrowderLabWSU @bugsbyblee @chattymaddie_ @mrbrousil @susta1nabeelity @WSUPullman @wsucahnrs
https://t.co/hDOIbLeAi9

[Paul Rivarez @ViromeHunter]

Endosymbionts modulate virus effects on aphid-plant interactions | The ISME Journal https://t.co/OExn66Nmbf

[Ben Lee, PhD @bugsbyblee]

@Plant_Phillips @MExpositoAlonso Congrats Alyssa!!!

[Dave Crowder @CrowderLabWSU]

I'm not sure any academics are left on Twitter, but @Gengping_ and I are hiring a postdoc to work on ecological niche modeling of invasive Northern giant hornet (aka #murderhornet). $66-70K salary. Email or DM if interested

[Ben Lee, PhD @bugsbyblee]

@ArthropodAbbey @BerglandAlan @uvabio @uconneeb Congrats dude!!!

[Ben Lee, PhD @bugsbyblee]

@Dr_DalilaRendon Happy to help! Would love to see the final product

[Ben Lee, PhD @bugsbyblee]

@Dr_DalilaRendon Hi Dalilia! We made a shiny visualizing trap counts in the Salinas valley, happy to chat if you’d like some of the code we used https://t.co/KLXgivtOPp

[Ben Lee, PhD @bugsbyblee]

@DowenJocson @BeersLab @NorthfieldTobin @LouisNottingham Wooooo congrats Doctor!!!!

[Ian Grettenberger @IGrett]

Jr. Specialist position (UCD) still open through tomorrow (4/14) for the 1st review (https://t.co/Tl1imaXrTJ). Limited to people with a Bachelor's. It's for one year, assisting on a variety of projects in field and veg crops. Easy app, share with anyone that would be a good fit.

[UC Davis Entomology and Nematology @UCDavisEntomolo]

Congrats to our #ucdavis Department of Entomology and Nematology doctoral students and undergraduate student who received NSF-GRFP fellowships: Grace Horne, Lexie Martin, Marshall Naktani and Gary Ge! Proud of you! https://t.co/0s6a75r2oz

[Ben Lee, PhD @bugsbyblee]

@Lexie_Martin_ @NSF @rachelvannette @TexasScience @toby_hammer Amazing congrats Lexie!

[Ben Lee, PhD @bugsbyblee]

@jesskansperson @montanastate Congrats Jess that’s amazing!!!

[UC Davis Entomology and Nematology @UCDavisEntomolo]

#ucdavis doctoral student Grace Horne to host #Bioblitz at UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden, Saturday, April 29, 9 to 11 a.m. Meet in Shields White Garden. Part of City Nature Challenge. Photograph and upload images of plants and animals. #BugSquad https://t.co/QEpAuh2IuF

[IOBC_NRS @IobcNrs]

Job Posting - Biological Control Program Environmental Scientist, CA Dept of Food and Agriculture.

If you or someone you know would be interested in joining the biocontrol group at CDFA, please see the job announcement: https://t.co/zRlPADGuSl

Applications due March 24, 2023.

[Ben Lee, PhD @bugsbyblee]

@_ruthbetold Just a soy boy trying to express himself 😔

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

Javier, a Salinas area farmworker shares: I've been working 5 years watering and fertilizing at various ranches where lettuce, broccoli and other vegetables are harvested. I work 10 hours a day all year long. I only have down time when the weather doesn't let us work. #WeFeedYou

[Ben Lee, PhD @bugsbyblee]

Come join the Grettenberger Lab and work on invasive species IPM in tomato! Great opportunity for folks with a BS looking to expand their research experience as a Junior Specialist https://t.co/CDJR5NItm3

[Michael F Meyer @mishafredmeyer]

New #preprint alert! Are you interested in #PPCP #bees #landuse? We used preserved bee tissue + co-located site descriptions + some Bayesian-esque stats to see what factors were associated with PPCP presence. @mrbrousil @bugsbyblee @chattymaddie_ @susta1nabeelity @CrowderLabWSU

[Ben Lee, PhD @bugsbyblee]

@smoothbrainfool how you feel about it?

[Lauren Kaori Gurley @LaurenKGurley]

NEW: The state of California found that the University of California broke the law by failing to bargain in good faith with academic workers' union on 6 accounts, including by making unilateral changes to worker pay, according to @uaw2865

Today is day 9 of their strike.