Thanks, Cara Leisnham, for letting me sneak out of the house each weekend (...and recover when I get back). Last long run before Boston. Great day for it.
Montgomery County Running https://t.co/K2LtkgLZAE
In an unlikely instance of harmony among invasive + native species, a recent study finds that in #Baltimore, MD, native Culex pipiens #mosquitoes thrive alongside invasive Aedes albopictus, given the right breeding habitat. https://t.co/bhB0iOlj39 @slladeau @BESlter @PLeisnham
Condition-Specific Competitive Effects of the Invasive Mosquito Aedes albopictus on the Resident Culex pipiens among Different Urban Container Habitats May Explain Their Coexistence in the Field https://t.co/lf8al9aJUF #mdpiinsects via @Insects_MDPI
The 7th UMD Symposium on Environmental Justice and Health Disparities is back this August, the 19 - 21st. Join us for a virtual conference centered around uplifting and strengthening community voices. https://t.co/djy4Jkw5hF #umdejsymposium@ceejhcenter@umdpublichealth
Higher West Nile Virus Infection in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Culex (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes From Lower Income Neighborhoods in Urban Baltimore, MD https://t.co/liJrJjaIQN
The American people—not the politicians—elect the president. The scheme by members of Congress to reject the certification of the presidential election makes a mockery of our system and who we are as Americans.
My full statement:
UMD Researchers Find Higher Rates of West Nile Virus-Infected Mosquitoes in Lower-Income Neighborhoods in Urban Baltimore | College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Maryland https://t.co/M5JRAsiyGP
UMD Research Team Awarded New NSF Grant for the PEARLS Program to Drive Diversity in Geosciences | College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Maryland https://t.co/NR4kvtjKfZ
An excellent article on the socio-ecology, evolution, and impacts of an invasive mosquito. Worth a read!
@josh_sokol reports on how Aedes aegypti cozied up to human civilization, and why understanding their evolution could help us stop them: https://t.co/yXnd4GAkvZ