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nphavill.bsky.social
Evolutionary Biologist. Forest Entomologist
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Our new paper(!) developed a comprehensive model to predict which non-native insects will have high impact on trees after arrival… onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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US Undergraduates! You still have until next Friday to apply to the Plant Health Fellows internship program in New Haven, CT. Learn about plant health research and careers for 9 weeks, includes $5,000 stipend and apartment housing: www.southernct.edu/plant-health...

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Adelgid of the week. LEGLESS EDITION!! Adelges (Cassiadelges) coccipus, Havill & Brunet, 2025. Collected from larch trees in Bhutan. The first member of Aphidomorpha completely lacking legs!! www.mapress.com/zt/article/v... @bryanbrunet.bsky.social @entsocamerica.bsky.social

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

Adelgid of the week. LEGLESS EDITION!! Adelges (Cassiadelges) coccipus, Havill & Brunet, 2025. Collected from larch trees in Bhutan. The first member of Aphidomorpha completely lacking legs!! www.mapress.com/zt/article/v... @bryanbrunet.bsky.social @entsocamerica.bsky.social

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

First genome assembly of wild #Aedes mosquitoes. Paper coming soon! Pre-print is out! Thanks to our collaboration with @jsoghigian.bsky.social, @ird-fr.bsky.social, @yale.edu and #CT_CAES.

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Hot of the press! #albopictus, an invasive mosquito in Connecticut has the highest #Heartworm infection rate of all 17 #mosquito species surveyed. Check it out! academic.oup.com/jme/advance-...

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Many of us #foresthealth professionals work very closely with the USDA Forest Service, and kudos to them for putting together this great video to highlight what they do. Healthy forests are no accident, folks - it takes a lot of behind the scenes work. f.io/8E1uBZDu

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Happy New Year! [Young adelgid gall, Mt Fuji, June 2004]

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The deadline for undergraduates to apply for this paid international research experience is January 2nd. Please help spread the word. See 🧵 for details or contact me. 🧪🐝

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Adelgid of the week! Adelges (Cholodkovskya) viridanus. Native throughout Eurasia, and thought to be anholocyclic on species of larch. The alates settle on the needles and have characteristically fluffy wax.

submitted 70 days ago • 1 comment

Counting hemlock adelgids as I pick them off foliage. I chose the oldest counter in the lab drawer. It makes a very satisfying “clunk” when pushing the button.

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Adelgid of the week! Adelges (Dreyfusia) piceae. A.k.a. - balsam woolly adelgid.

submitted 76 days ago • 1 comment

The USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species is, imho, the premier conference for #bioinvasions in forest ecosystems. Check out the draft program for the 33rd meeting taking place February 25-28, 2025 in Annapolis MD. research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/news/eve...

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Adelgid of the week! Adelgid (Gilletteella) cooleyi. Native to western North America, from Yukon Territory to Durango. Introduced in eastern North America, Australia, and Europe.

submitted 83 days ago • 2 comments

Grab a copy of the winter issue of Northern Woodlands Magazine which includes my latest article on how state forest health programs monitor #foresthealth from the air. #treetuesday northernwoodlands.org/issues/toc

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Adelgid of the week! Pineus boerneri. Often confused with the look-alike P. pini, both moved around the world on plantation pines where they can be pests. It’s a mystery where P. boerneri originated. Described from California, but deep divergence in Pakistan, China, Japan, and Korea suggests Asia.

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We are 90 people in this #bioinvasions starter pack! I bet that we are more here! If you work on biological invasion/related areas, please comment on the post below and I will add you. Also, please repost so more people sees the call ⭐ Starter packs the best way to find people working on a topic

submitted 96 days ago • 12 comments