Brian Aukema

Associate Professor of Forest Insect Science. If you are a tree, our lab is trying to keep you safe.

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

Congrats to our PhD student @HShanovich on recognition as a rising dynamo in applied entomology by @EntsocAmerica with the 2020 Larry Larsen award. Nice work Hailey! @UMN_Entomology @CFANS

[Entomological Society of America @EntsocAmerica]

ESA congratulates the winners of its 2020 awards, recognizing scientists, educators, and students who have distinguished themselves through their contributions to entomology. Winners will be honored during #EntSoc20, Nov. 11-25. Meet the award winners at https://t.co/vacSMrLkTc

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

Our PhD student Dora Mwangola headlines today's grad student feature from @UMN_Entomology ! Dora's urban forestry work against #EAB partners with several cities across MN and is supported by @UMNMITPPC

[UMN Frenatae @umn_frenatae]

Next up is on the #EntVocate2020 agenda is #InvasiveSpecies and we have Dora Mkabili Mwangola, a PhD candidate in the Forest Ent lab with @BugsNTrees.

She is researching how to protect ash trees from EAB!

Read more here:
https://t.co/Q4qoAAi6IA

@UMN_Entomology

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

One of the finest and most courageous people I know.

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

@DianaSix1 Sounds like you have skills. I'm adding you to all my collaborative works from now on.

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

Many thanks to @kirstimarohn and @edunbarMPR of @MPRnews for the coverage

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

Tree-munching insects likely to survive cold https://t.co/B9A025WxZL via @mprnews

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

As we emerge from #PolarVortex2019 let us remember the brave insect biological control agents that perished with #EAB. After lessons of cold winter 2013-14, Minnesota efforts funded by @mnenrtf have since focused on a hardier biocontrol species.

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

In the cold winter of 2013-14, #EAB experienced pockets of 60% mortality in the #TwinCities that set populations back nicely. #PolarVortex2019 has been colder, but still won’t eradicate #EAB.

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

Bring on the #coldsnap! Overwintering #gypsymoth mortality occurs at -27F, and #EAB mortality from -20 to -30F. Remember, actual temps, not windchill.

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

Good news/bad news: This cold spell is wreaking havoc on egg masses of the invasive gypsy moth... unless they are insulated under the snow pack. "Cool" new work from our group last week in Journal of Biogeography https://t.co/7YJGBA8mtF

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

Coddling moth, apple maggot, and plum curculios conquered. My first #Rubinette apple has ripened.

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

@George_Heimpel I had the pleasure of teaching Miksanek in grad space-time stats last spring. He's a superstar in the making.

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

I should tweet at least once a century. Happy birthday today to one of our favourite postdocs @bugsintrees

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

Surprise guest cicada at kids camp tonight. Impromptu experiment from youth camper concerned about hunger: can it eat goldfish crackers?

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

Happy Birthday Canada! #Canada150

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

Sabbatical photo of week: lodgepole pine seedling in Sirex emergence hole in Patagonia. Life after death :-) #HappyEaster

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

Just found the premium in my wainscoting from @Menards - ambrosia beetle galleries! #ForestInsects #cool

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

That looks like @bugsintrees serving our region with @femforester @BugsNTrees at today's Walker, MN Silviculture Meeting #MNforesthealth https://t.co/ojTMMkW4zA

[Dr. Jess Hartshorn, the Feminist Forester @femforester]

@BugsNTrees Look who I found!!

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

Delicious nationalism: new @TimHortons schoolin' @DunkinDonuts here in Twin Cities https://t.co/sbSZGhlGc5 #OhCanada

[Brian Aukema @BugsNTrees]

I feel sad when people won't sit next to me on a flight. https://t.co/pAqwVUzBZ0