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Get ready to buzz with excitement at #GuelphBugDay! 🐝🪲🐞 Join us on Sunday, August 13th for a fun-filled day of learning about the fascinating world of bugs. From interactive exhibits to hands-on activities, there's something for everyone! #InsectAppreciation #BugsAreCool

Bt crops keep many agricultural pests at bay and have drastically reduced the use of pesticides. But scientists warn that these valuable tools are in jeopardy due to overuse and abuse. Learn more: arevie.ws/BTCrops_KM via Knowable Magazine

3 generations of Wepplers competing in a plowing match tomorrow. Let's see if my 1 hour of practice pays off..

Meet Natasha Weppler Natasha Weppler of the Dept. of Plant Agriculture, Ontario Agricultural College, researching pest movement and thresholds for sustainable crop protection in Ontario. #RuralGuelph Learn more: ow.ly/Ez6q50PMqPf

Sneak peek! Saturday is London Bug Day! Visit me at the Zoological Collections table, view some of our ~100-year-old specimens from around the world & ask me your bug-related questions! London Children's Museum, Free, 10-3 pm London Bug Day Western Biology

So proud of my team at #EntSoc23! Graduate students Josee Kelly, Tuesday Kristiansen, Natasha Weppler, Jenna Straughan and Dr. Yasmine Farhan all presented their field crop entomology research with polish and impact. Ridgetown Campus Plant Ag Guelph School of Environmental Sciences

Indredible experience this week at the ESA meeting with my fellow grad students and mentors. Engaged in lots of learning, presented my work on TAW and got to explore some of DC as well. 🐛 #entsoc2023 Jocelyn Smith Jenna_kyla Tuesday Schroeder Josee Kelly Dr. Yasmine Farhan

Extremely honored and grateful to receive the Fred W. Presant Scholarship and the Bullick Graduate Scholarship in Food Grain Research at the OAC 2023 awards ceremony. Thank you to the @UofG_OAC and the Estate of Rose & Clare Bullick for this incredible opportunity!

Five years after its start, the openVertebrate project has made thousands of 3D natural history specimens available for free online. scim.ag/6uV News from Science

It only took 5 years, but our newest Entomological Society of America JIPM article is out. Learn to recognize corn ear injury! academic.oup.com/jipm/article/1… Ashley Dean

A new guide in the Journal of Integrated Pest Mgmt. helps farmers and IPM pros identify telltale signs of corn-ear injury from 30+ pest species. 🔗 Whodunit? Solving Corn Pest Mysteries When Suspects Have Fled the Scene /by Erin Hodgson & Ashley Dean entomologytoday.org/2024/04/18/who…

Went down to Springfield IL this weekend for the dual emergence and found one of the rare blue eyed cicadas! #cicada2024 #blueeyedcicada

#Didyouknow Ontario has a $48.8 billion #agriculture & food industry? Our farmers produce more than 200 products - from blueberries to beef & everything in between. This #Localfoodweek, show that you #LoveONfood by supporting your neighbour & buying local. @OMAFRA Ontario Federation of Agriculture

First western bean cutworm catch of the season. Collected from a backlight trap at Ridgetown Campus

Collected nearly 200 western bean cutworm from our blacklight trap in Ridgetown ON!

Found 266 western bean cutworm in the blacklight trap at Ridgetown Campus today. Corn in the area is near tasselling, be sure to scout your fields.

New publication! Wireworm species associated with corn and soybean agroecosystems in Ontario, Canada academic.oup.com/ee/article/doi…. Thanks to the growers who participated in that huge seed treatment study a few years ago Grain Farmers of Ontario Ontario Soil & Crop

Had a great time at #entsoc24 sharing my work on #westernbeancutworm and meeting some incredible scientists. What an incredible experience!

Historic snowfall in Pensacola Beach!! I’m at the NC-246 meeting, a working group of entomologists for applied insect management in corn across North America. Such a fantastic group, lots of problem solving and collaboration!

Two new professors at University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus are advancing field crop research: Dr. Gursahib Singh will be leading pathology research while Dr. Jocelyn Smith takes on establish, new, and emerging pest problems on behalf of Ontario's farmers. buff.ly/41phAnu