Ross Winton

Conservation Entomologist in WA by way of TX, MT and ID. 🪲🐝🦋🍺✝️Views my own.

[Ross Winton @rosscwinton]

Excited for the future of insect conservation in the U.S. and so appreciate @CatrinEinhorn @XercesSB @fishwildlife for helping tell this important part of the story. #insectsarewildlife #conservation

[The New York Times @nytimes]

It's tough being an insect. To make matters worse, a legal quirk leaves officials in at least a dozen states with little or no authority to protect insects, since they are not considered wildlife.

Now, that's creating a growing problem for humans, too. https://t.co/zDBCW9BVFa

[Ross Winton @rosscwinton]

@gladstone_scott @CaterinoLab We tried to entice @carabidos to do a North American revision of Rhadine, but I’ll admit it’s a pretty daunting task. Boy do the staphs need work but then again when is that not the case, haha!

[Ross Winton @rosscwinton]

Just a few of my favorite invert memories on the grand adventures in Texas. New species discovered, those long lost were found. From the smallest of flea beetles to the blind creatures underground.

[Ross Winton @rosscwinton]

I am excited to share that I have started a new chapter in my insect conservation career back in the PNW as the WDFW Westside Butterfly Recovery Lead.

[Ross Winton @rosscwinton]

I greatly appreciate the wonderful partners and colleagues I had the privilege to work with in Texas as we sought to understand and conserve the many unique species across such a massive and diverse state.

[Ross Winton @rosscwinton]

Never make assumptions @USFWS, especially when it comes to invertebrate extinctions…

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

WE HAVE BREAKING SNAIL NEWS! Scientists found a living population of an assumed extinct Big Black rocksnail!

Photo of Big Black rocksnails in the river, courtesy of Calvin Rezac/Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.

[Gareth Powell @carpophilus]

Postdoc position in insect biodiversity at @NCState, awesome project on seasonal activity as it relates to bat diet! https://t.co/s5JzEWcM8B @ColeopSoc @EntCollNet @SysEB_Entsoc @CSE_at_FSCA @Hymenopterists

[The Xerces Society @xercessociety]

Xerces doesn't accept funding from pesticide or oil companies. Pesticides & fossil fuels threaten the animals we aim to protect. We don't want to provide cover for greenwashing & we value integrity. We prioritize partnerships that align with our goals.
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[The Xerces Society @xercessociety]

How many insect species are currently federally listed as threatened or endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?

[Ross Winton @rosscwinton]

@vmshirey @xercessociety I just did the same. There are five times more invertebrate petitions than those for mammals!

[JoVonn Hill @JoVonnH]

Post-Doc position available!

#Postdoc #Postdocposition #Postdoctoral #PostdoctoralFellowship #museum #conservation #Entomology #Ecology #Academia #grasslands #insects #naturalhistory #insects #arthropods #beetles #flies #ants #lepidoptera #science #outreach #Forests

[Ross Winton @rosscwinton]

@kmagnacca Unfortunately the sites are remote so I was hoping to avoid bagging. Some seed heads are already being harvested for production estimates. There are several types of pupae from the few I have sorted, a mix of Tephritid and some type of lep. The photo is from the botanist.

[Ross Winton @rosscwinton]

Thoughts on rearing Leps from seed heads? This appears to be a borer moth but all the pupal casings have been empty. The seed heads are from a federally listed plant and researchers are looking at seed production and viability. Any small lab emergence chamber designs suggestions?

[Ross Winton @rosscwinton]

@CinTyLeeEarth Do you know any locations in Texas where lava tubes have formed? Would they have formed too long ago to still be accessible?

[Ross Winton @rosscwinton]

Spent an awesome few days with @xercessociety staff in west Texas back in August searching for rare fireflies. We had some great finds and in some cases got more than we bargained for. Epic moth abundance for a dry summer. https://t.co/6tF0ghRqp0

[Ross Winton @rosscwinton]

The stragglers are still working south. Caught this male warming up among the post oaks this morning. Still a few nectar resources hanging on after some much needed rain.

[Ross Winton @rosscwinton]

@areyoukeddingme @Beetle_Guy Thank you for leading in so many areas at #entsoc23. I would like to develop a symposium and associated workshop at #entsoc24 focused on insect conservation which will tackle items such as insect decline, funding, habitat loss and the development of an insect conservation roadmap

[Ross Winton @rosscwinton]

First meeting of the state wildlife agency entomologists. Representing MN, MO, MD, HI, GA and TX. The start of a growing network of insect conservationists! Thank you to @EntsocAmerica for supporting #RAWA which could increase agency capacity to conserve insects #entsoc23

[Ross Winton @rosscwinton]

@scottpegan @DanDuranBugMan @RobertASLaroche Great talk and an awesome collaboration!

[Ross Winton @rosscwinton]

@gakingmusic @Coleopterist @AmOrnith Shame on those guys for not pursuing the development of mist nets in 1830.