@Kaplan_Lab

Studying the ecology, behavior, and management of pest/beneficial insects in agriculture @Purdue #predators #pollinators #microbes #volatiles #pesticides

 West Lafayette, IN
entm.purdue.edu/ecolab
Joined November 2018
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Dependency of Crops on Pollinators and Pollination Deficits: An Approach to Measurement Considering the Influence of Various Reproductive Traits mdpi.com/2421438 #mdpiagriculture via @AgricultureMdpi

Dependency of Crops on Pollinators and Pollination Deficits: An Approach to Measurement Considering...

Pollinators provide crucial ecosystem services, i.e., pollination, which determines crops’ reproductive fitness and yield. As pollinators decline, flowering crops might face pollination-deficit...

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New global meta-analysis of the effects of animal #pollination on food crop quality 🌾 📝 The #SafeguardResearch is co-authored by project partners Elena Gazzea and Prof. Lorenzo Marini from @UniPadova and published in @NatureComms 🔗 nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
Image: Fig. 1 from the article: Schematic visualisation of the pollination metrics used to quantify quality change.

ALT Image: Fig. 1 from the article: Schematic visualisation of the pollination metrics used to quantify quality change.

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Responsible use of pesticides includes striving to avoid negative effects on bees and other pollinators. But a new study finds many common methods for minimizing pesticides' impact on bees—even some product-label guidelines—have minimal scientific backing. entomologytoday.org/2023/07/…

Do Common Methods for Protecting Bees From Pesticides Actually Work?

Many common methods to minimize pesticides' impact on bees—even some guidelines on product labels—have minimal scientific backing, a new study shows.

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Arthropod Photo of the Week: July 19, 2023 Tobacco hornworm with parasitic wasp pupae Manduca sexta / Cotesia congregate Lepidoptera: Sphingidae / Hymenoptera: Braconidae By Jay Hirsh, Virginia, USA (bio.as.virginia.edu/people/j…
Closeup of a large bright-green caterpillar hanging on a green plant stem running diagonally from top-left of the image to bottom right. The caterpillar has faint black markings along the lower part of its body and several black-and-white diagonal stripes spaced out along the upper part of its body. All over the caterpillar’s body are small white fuzzy cocoons, akin to grains of white rice, attached to it.

ALT Closeup of a large bright-green caterpillar hanging on a green plant stem running diagonally from top-left of the image to bottom right. The caterpillar has faint black markings along the lower part of its body and several black-and-white diagonal stripes spaced out along the upper part of its body. All over the caterpillar’s body are small white fuzzy cocoons, akin to grains of white rice, attached to it.

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McArt Lab@McArtLab17 Jul 2023
Kudos to @Biobest_Group @_PlantProducts for being so receptive to our research and installing queen excluders on all bumble bee colonies sold within the USA. A win-win for 🐝 conservation and pollination! @PovedaLab news.cornell.edu/stories/202…

Bumblebee research sparks rapid industry change | Cornell Chronicle

A Cornell study that revealed commercial eastern common bumblebee hives pose a threat to their wild counterparts has led one major pollination company to quickly adapt the bumblebee hive boxes they...

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.@pecenka26 and @Kaplan_Lab describe the use of integrated pollinator management in crop management, which can provide a more pollinator-suitable environment nature.com/articles/s41598-0…

Implementing IPM in crop management simultaneously improves the health of managed bees and enhances...

Scientific Reports - Implementing IPM in crop management simultaneously improves the health of managed bees and enhances the diversity of wild pollinator communities

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In the 1950s, Virginia Ferris was told by a professor to give up a fellowship at @Cornell so that a man could accept it … but she didn’t listen. She later became the first woman appointed to @PurdueAg faculty. Hear more on #ThisIsPurdue! stories.purdue.edu/podcast/p…

Podcast Ep. 86 - Susan Edgell Discusses How Her Mother, Virginia Ferris, Became the First Woman...

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Susan Edgell, the daughter of Purdue University trailblazer Virginia Ferris. Virginia was the first woman appointed to the College of Agriculture…

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The bug in a teacup – Monitoring arthropod-plant associations with environmental DNA from dried plant material ow.ly/pl9W50JynSl #eDNA #arthropods #ecosystem #BiologyLetters #SEBconference
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effect sizes are way better than p-values for synthesizing research findings -- but why? In this outtake, I try to make the case 👍 #Rstats #meta-analysis #Statistics See full Youtube video on what makes meta-analysis special here: youtu.be/3XkC_jetn-U
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We have a new Research Postdoc position open! The incumbent will work on a new USDA grant about pollinator ecology, silflowers, and improving crop and honey production! If you are interested, pls DM me!!!
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Come work with a great team! Clinical Assistant Professor of Entomology, Insect Diagnostician - Purdue University careers.entsoc.org/jobs/1854…
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Beekeeping can be economically rewarding, but a large percent of colonies are lost to pests. Brock @Harpur, assistant professor of @PurdueInsects, is using the @FoundationFAR New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award to help solve this problem. ag.purdue.edu/news/2023/04/a…

Award might help professor solve a mighty big mite problem

Honey bees and mites may be small, but they leave a large footprint. “Between five and eight percent of global crops by weight are pollinated by honeybees,” explained assistant professor of entomol...

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Be trained as a volunteer to survey, assess habitat and photograph bumble bees as part of a state-wide citizen science project. No experience required – only a love for pollinators! There are 5 opportunities to attend across #Indiana. Register at: bit.ly/3TYp4rR
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Tenure track position of Assistant Professor of Pollinator Ecology and Conservation at Iowa State! isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Io…
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Mina Anders@mina_anders20 Feb 2023
🎉 Just published: Smart orchard design improves crop pollination Increase #pollination service🐝 and nut set of #macadamia by the spatial arrangement of orchards and #naturalHabitat. We discuss new ways of #ecologicaIntensification. 👉besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…

Smart orchard design improves crop pollination

Pollination services were prerequisites for high yields in macadamia and could be improved without further agronomic input. Especially, the orchard design, that is, spatial arrangement of tree rows...

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New research: honeybees and bumblebees respond differently to weather conditions..a thread link.springer.com/article/10… 1/12
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McArt Lab@McArtLab6 Feb 2023
Important new study from Olivia Miller, Heather Grab, and @PovedaLab shows commercial bumble 🐝colonies placed in the field during spring 🍎 pollination attract and kill ~10 wild nest-searching queens on average. news.cornell.edu/stories/202…

Wild bumblebee queens lured and killed in commercial hives | Cornell Chronicle

A new study finds that nest boxes of commercial eastern common bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) lead to the deaths of wild queens who are attracted to the brightly colored hives.

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Our new work on solitary bee behavior, insecticide exposure, and resource limitation is now available open access in @STOTEN_journal! A collaboration with @gigi_melone, Li Wang, & @WilliamsBeeLab sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Using @GBIF and @protectedplanet data, we show that 76% of insect species are inadequately represented by protected areas and nearly 1900 species have no coverage at all. doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.202… @cyclonewatson @jeff_o_hanson @PutterT @UQ_CBCS @idiv @RCCUQ @OneEarth_CP (1/8)
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Work with us! A brand new role at Purdue Extension with opportunities to strengthen Indiana's food systems 🍅 Food Systems Coordinator careers.purdue.edu/job/West-…
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