IsaacsLab
@isaacslab.bsky.social
News and views about berry crops entomology research and extension
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Dr. Mike Reinke presenting during the Viticulture Day drone show at SWMREC #extension #grape
July 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Dr. Mike Reinke presenting during the Viticulture Day drone show at SWMREC #extension #grape
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🧪Thanks to Dr. Maxime Eeraerts for leading this study, and ALL the coauthors for their contributions🐝🫐🐝🫐🐝🫐
🧪Thanks to Dr. Maxime Eeraerts for leading this study, and ALL the coauthors for their contributions🐝🫐🐝🫐🐝🫐
July 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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🧪Thanks to Dr. Maxime Eeraerts for leading this study, and ALL the coauthors for their contributions🐝🫐🐝🫐🐝🫐
🧪Thanks to Dr. Maxime Eeraerts for leading this study, and ALL the coauthors for their contributions🐝🫐🐝🫐🐝🫐
🧪Early morning departure, to take these tiny pest-killing wasps out to farms for release #biocontrol
July 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🧪Early morning departure, to take these tiny pest-killing wasps out to farms for release #biocontrol
Some days, research is about getting the right plastic box for your study. This is one of those days.
June 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Some days, research is about getting the right plastic box for your study. This is one of those days.
Berry trial assessment day - untreated vs treated🍓
June 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Berry trial assessment day - untreated vs treated🍓
From the manual: "This machine...is the answer to every Entomologist's dream"
June 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
From the manual: "This machine...is the answer to every Entomologist's dream"
A beautiful day for learning all about 💮+🐝=🫐 with the MSU Blueberry Team.
May 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A beautiful day for learning all about 💮+🐝=🫐 with the MSU Blueberry Team.
The excellent farm crew planted 5 acres of tart cherry and apple trees today 🍒🍏
These will support future entomology studies to address insect pests issue 🐛🪲
Thanks to Michigan Tree Fruit Commission for making this possible!💰
These will support future entomology studies to address insect pests issue 🐛🪲
Thanks to Michigan Tree Fruit Commission for making this possible!💰
May 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The excellent farm crew planted 5 acres of tart cherry and apple trees today 🍒🍏
These will support future entomology studies to address insect pests issue 🐛🪲
Thanks to Michigan Tree Fruit Commission for making this possible!💰
These will support future entomology studies to address insect pests issue 🐛🪲
Thanks to Michigan Tree Fruit Commission for making this possible!💰
It's 70 degrees in April, so we are Go Green, Go White! for orchard pollination at the Trevor Nichols Research Center @msu-entomology.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It's 70 degrees in April, so we are Go Green, Go White! for orchard pollination at the Trevor Nichols Research Center @msu-entomology.bsky.social
www.vineyardundergroundpodcast.com/vu069/
Check out this podcast about insect pests and beneficials, with Fritz Westover from Vineyard Underground.
Check out this podcast about insect pests and beneficials, with Fritz Westover from Vineyard Underground.
April 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
www.vineyardundergroundpodcast.com/vu069/
Check out this podcast about insect pests and beneficials, with Fritz Westover from Vineyard Underground.
Check out this podcast about insect pests and beneficials, with Fritz Westover from Vineyard Underground.
Extreme heat conditions in spring disrupt 🫐 pollen physiology and 🐝 development, as shown in this new study from @msu-entomology.bsky.social alumna Dr. Jenna Walters, collaborating with colleagues in the MSU Plant Resilience Institute www.nature.com/articles/s41...
April 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Extreme heat conditions in spring disrupt 🫐 pollen physiology and 🐝 development, as shown in this new study from @msu-entomology.bsky.social alumna Dr. Jenna Walters, collaborating with colleagues in the MSU Plant Resilience Institute www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A perfect bluesky day for pruning blueberries 🫐
March 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A perfect bluesky day for pruning blueberries 🫐
70 degrees yesterday 🍏
March 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
70 degrees yesterday 🍏
Field Season 2025 is on!
March 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Field Season 2025 is on!
Spring is springing in The 517
March 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Spring is springing in The 517
Blue sky over San Diego, heading home from the International IPM Symposium.
March 8, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Blue sky over San Diego, heading home from the International IPM Symposium.
Stand up for the future of science, and scientists.
Please share!
Please share!
March 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Stand up for the future of science, and scientists.
Please share!
Please share!
One of the 2015 book editors, Willye Bryan, is now a community leader in her "retirement", and has the cover story in our local newspaper this week.
www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/the-...
www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/the-...
February 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
One of the 2015 book editors, Willye Bryan, is now a community leader in her "retirement", and has the cover story in our local newspaper this week.
www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/the-...
www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/the-...
Our lab, while the insects are sleeping.
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📷 @michiganstateu.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Our lab, while the insects are sleeping.
📷 @michiganstateu.bsky.social
📷 @michiganstateu.bsky.social
First BMSB of 2025 has emerged for Invasive Species Week. Spring is coming!
February 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
First BMSB of 2025 has emerged for Invasive Species Week. Spring is coming!
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We are saying goodbye to 20 years of bee specimens, as they head to the AJ Cook Arthropod Research Collection. These will help scientists understand bee taxonomy, ecology, and change for years to come. 🧪
We are saying goodbye to 20 years of bee specimens, as they head to the AJ Cook Arthropod Research Collection. These will help scientists understand bee taxonomy, ecology, and change for years to come. 🧪
January 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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We are saying goodbye to 20 years of bee specimens, as they head to the AJ Cook Arthropod Research Collection. These will help scientists understand bee taxonomy, ecology, and change for years to come. 🧪
We are saying goodbye to 20 years of bee specimens, as they head to the AJ Cook Arthropod Research Collection. These will help scientists understand bee taxonomy, ecology, and change for years to come. 🧪
Fun times at Birchfield Park today, with first time tubing for 🇦🇺 postdoc Blake Dawson.
January 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Fun times at Birchfield Park today, with first time tubing for 🇦🇺 postdoc Blake Dawson.
It's extension season, today learning some grape disease control info from Dr. Tim Miles.
January 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It's extension season, today learning some grape disease control info from Dr. Tim Miles.