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Jordy van der Beek 🦟
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Mosquito biodiversity and taxonomy | PhD candidate @unileiden.bsky.social and @naturalis.bsky.social studying #salinization and #mosquito-borne disease risk
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New paper out!
🧬🌴🦟 "The ecological niche and population history shape mosquito population genetics on a group of three Caribbean islands"

We compare the genetic population structure of six mosquito species across Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire.

📖 Read it here: rdcu.be/elqeu
May 13, 2025 at 7:18 AM
jgvanderbeek.bsky.social
New photographic checklist of Diptera for Bonaire! 🪰 We've expanded the known species from 9 to at least 94 across 24 families, including 13 mosquito species 🦟 and the first record of sandflies and tabanids on the island. Read the full article here: natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/1026882/...
January 31, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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canentomologist.bsky.social
Wyeomyia smithii, the charming and always entertaining pitcher plant mosquito.
A lovely Wyeomyia smithii mosquito perched on a purple and green pitcher plant.
January 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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insectvanhetjaar.bsky.social
De kikkerbillenbijter was al een hit, maar wie wordt de volgende insectenster? Help ons het meest bijzondere insect te vinden en nomineer nu! ️🌟 www.insectvanhetjaar.org/verkiezing #InsectvanhetJaar #KleineHelden #Nomineren
January 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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mosquitolab.bsky.social
Please share. I'm recruiting up to 2 grad students to join my lab this fall and work on litter inverts or mosquitoes in Puerto Rico (summer start date possible). I am NOT taking non-U.S. students. Either student should have interests and background in ecology of insects. Details in ad.🦟🐜🪳🇵🇷🌴
Applicants are invited for up to two (2) students (official USM start date August 2025 but summer 2025 start for accepted students will be supported) to join the lab of Dr. Donald Yee. The position(s) will focus on aspects of the population or community ecology of litter invertebrates or mosquitoes in the Luquillo Experiment Forest (LEF) in Puerto Rico at the NSF funded Luquillo Long Term Ecological Research site (LTER). The position will be supported during the summer months by the LTER (travel, lodging, and per diem). Full tuition scholarships for the successful applicant(s) are provided and support for the academic year is provided by teaching assistantships and research assistantships (when available) Position 1 (Ph.D.) will focus on litter invertebrate populations or communities, and could be based on effects of climate change including drought and large disturbances like hurricanes. We have several years of data on litter invertebrate communities (including pre-Hurricane Maria, 2017) that would serve as a good foundation for more specific hypothesis driven questions. Position 2 (M.S.) could focus on either litter invertebrates as above, or on mosquitoes in the LEF. Currently we are collaborating on a lizard-malaria system in the LEF as well as asking various ecological questions about understudied mosquitoes in the forest. Either system can serve as the basis for a high quality M.S. project. A taxonomic or systematic based project would also be entertained. Deadline for Fall 2025 applications is 15 February 2025. The Yee Lab is committed to an inclusive environment for all members. For these positions I am only accepting U.S. students. Before formally applying, interested students should submit (via e-mail) a cover letter with a brief (~ one page) review of your research experience, interests, and goals, a current CV, and contact information for two references to: donald.yee@usm.edu, Donald A. Yee, Ph.D., @mosquitolab (Blueky), School of BEES
January 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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mozziebites.bsky.social
It’s “Mosquito Monday”! This tiny little mozzie is Tripteroides atripes. It is associated with natural and artificial water-holding containers and while it bites, isn’t thought to play a major role in pathogen transmission. 🦟
December 1, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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naturalis.bsky.social
Welkom allemaal! Leuk dat er leven in de Bluesky-brouwerij komt. Om dat te vieren doen we weer eens de traditionele #FollowFriday, met Naturalis-mensen. We zóuden natuurlijk uit kunnen zoeken hoe je een Starterpack maakt, maar dit is leuker.
a girl in a pink cape is standing in front of a fireplace and the words #follow friday
ALT: a girl in a pink cape is standing in front of a fireplace and the words #follow friday
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November 29, 2024 at 1:49 PM
jgvanderbeek.bsky.social
Why are most of the treehole #mosquitoes so beautiful? 😍 𝘈𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘴, collected around Montpellier after the #ESOVE this year.
November 28, 2024 at 6:19 PM
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acousticbirder.bsky.social
Merlin is a great piece of software. In EU, however, the algorithm often gets it wrong. @naturalis.bsky.social and @xeno-canto.bsky.social made AvesEcho. Specialised in EU birds. It is open source and integrated into Xeno-canto. Competition is good. Ultimately all models benefit!
#bioacoustics
A birdsong AI joins the world's biggest bird sound forum
A birdsong recognition AI algorithm is now running live online, in Xeno-canto, the world's largest open access collection of animal sounds.
www.naturalis.nl
November 21, 2024 at 12:37 PM
jgvanderbeek.bsky.social
For everyone with access to German television: Tune in tonight at 21:05 to watch 'Keimen auf der Spur' on @3sat. The program features our Dutch research team on the interaction between climate, #mosquitoes, viruses, and birds. @unileiden.bsky.social @naturalis.bsky.social @marionkoopmans.bsky.social
Keimen auf der Spur – Wie eng Mensch, Tier und Umwelt verbunden sind
Klimaerwärmung, Monokulturen und dichte Lebensräume schaffen ideale Bedingungen für Krankheitserreger. Sie bedrohen die Gesundheit von Menschen, Tieren und Pflanzen. Welche Rolle Tigermücken, sexbeses...
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November 20, 2024 at 11:18 AM