Ryan Spahn Ficarrotta

Ph.D., host-parasitoid interactions, plant-insect interactions, tri-trophic interactions 🐛🥦 #agroecology

[Kate LeCroy, PhD (she/her) @BeesYall]

.@EntsocAmerica meetings are always extra special when it involves a family reunion — loved watching my sister-in-law @raspahn talk about zombie caterpillars this morning at the hyperparasitism symposium! #EntSoc22 #entofam 🐛🐝💕

[Ryan Spahn Ficarrotta @raspahn]

@EstherNgumbi See you there!!!

[Ryan Spahn Ficarrotta @raspahn]

Happy to say the work from the first chapter of my dissertation was published in Biological Control today! We found that increased temperatures reduced parasitism rates of the diamondback moth, a major pest of all your favorite cruciferous veggies. https://t.co/P9PcHomw9v

[Ryan Spahn Ficarrotta @raspahn]

“You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours”
Field season is back baby!

[Ryan Spahn Ficarrotta @raspahn]

female D. insulare parasitoid wasp waiting for the perfect moment to attack this diamondback moth caterpillar. A few minutes later she successfully oviposited into the host!

[Ryan Spahn Ficarrotta @raspahn]

Caught these C. glomerata parasitoid larvae just as they were emerging from their host (P. rapae)!

[Ryan Spahn Ficarrotta @raspahn]

so neat to watch this Pieris rapae “unzip” itself and pupate!

[Esther Ngumbi @EstherNgumbi]

Thanks for standing with all of us who are BLACK & recognizing that Black Lives Matter. I grew up in rural Kenya. Today, I am an entomologist & a food security advocate! It's tough to be a black woman scientist. Happy to celebrate our existence #BlackInNature #BlackLivesMatter

[Ryan Spahn Ficarrotta @raspahn]

To any #ESA2020 folks, I'd love to hear your thoughts about my talk on climate change and parasitoid attack in agroecosystems!
https://t.co/Fj6SGzZBLR

[Dr. Rebecca Clement @DrBeccasBugs]

For anyone attending #ESA2020, check out my talk on the variation of termite mounds in Queensland, Australia. If you follow me and are presenting at ESA, point me towards your talk—I’d love to see the research you’re up to! https://t.co/NfDEOpPCOu

[Auburn University @AuburnU]

.@EstherNgumbi turned her dreams into realities giving back to her native village in Kenya. https://t.co/A281qb0YjZ

[Ryan Spahn Ficarrotta @raspahn]

@Rush27q over 9000 calories at this point

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@communistdaugtr or Mrs. Sahawneh idk u decide

[Ryan Spahn Ficarrotta @raspahn]

@communistdaugtr BA that's who

[Ryan Spahn Ficarrotta @raspahn]

@rtgive I can see a Dunkin Donuts from my window so I don't stand a chance

[Ryan Spahn Ficarrotta @raspahn]

@rachgw22 doesn't matter!!

[Ryan Spahn Ficarrotta @raspahn]

@rachgw22 run 3 with me

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@rachgw22 you're the best!! You make my day!

[Ryan Spahn Ficarrotta @raspahn]

@communistdaugtr so much for a nice day to have the windows open

[Ryan Spahn Ficarrotta @raspahn]

@rtgive it's okay one time "fatforlife" favorited one of my tweets so I deleted it hahaha #fatforlife