Postdoc position with Enakshi Ghosh working with myself, @hufbauer.bsky.social and Ian Pearse! Based at Virginia Tech and visiting us here in Colorado! Despite the photo, it is not on geese...but in fact, focused on insect immunity! jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

Postdoctoral Associate - Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Job Description The Ghosh Lab is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Associate to work on a research project investigating immune priming and disease dynamics in bumble bees. The successful cand...

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New lab paper! It's a first, first-authored paper by PhD student, @nicki-bailey.bsky.social ! Nicki won the 2024 @entsocamerica.bsky.social @pie-entsoc.bsky.social Master's Student Achievement in Entomology Award. Read it here! doi.org/10.1093/ee/n...

Local-scale factors predict wild bee richness, whereas landscape-scale factors predict butterfly richness in city parks

Abstract. Urbanization has a growing influence on pollinator species worldwide, benefiting some species while threatening others. Urban areas have high cov

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Northern Colorado people, you have Valentine's eve eve eve plans now!

Friends in Fort Collins - spring is in sight! Spot the first bumble bee of the year and earn your place as our guest of honor at Mola Lab Happy Hour!

We have five positions open in our lab this summer! Two of them will work wtih me to study habitat connectivity and conservation genetics in Denver, Colorado. Learn more and apply here: molalab.org/join-the-lab/

I was fortunate to attend a quantitative modeling workshop hosted by the Organismal Systems Modeling Network at the Ghost Ranch in NM - a stunning place to spend a week! A huge thanks to the instructors and organizers for their thoughtful teaching and for providing this excellent opportunity.

We first submitted this manuscript in 2018, it was desk rejected, and then other stuff came up. I am proud, just a mere 7 years later, to share with you our extensive review on Bumble Bee Movement Ecology: academic.oup.com/aesa/advance...

Bumble bee movement ecology: foraging and dispersal across castes and life stages

Abstract. Movement is a dynamic process that changes with ontogeny, physiological state, and ecological context. The results of organismal movement impact

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Populations of butterflies across the United States are declining. In addition to dramatic declines for individual species, the study concluded that total abundance of butterflies has declined by 22% from 2000 to 2020. This work was supported by the #USFWS and #USGS www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century

Numerous declines have been documented across insect groups, and the potential consequences of insect losses are dire. Butterflies are the most surveyed insect taxa, yet analyses have been limited in ...

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We published guidance on what to do if you find a bumble bee nest. These incidental discoveries could add up to be important datasets if data is (somewhat) standardized. We provide case studies with two endangered rusty patched bumble bee nests resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

The 2025 Front Range Student Ecology Symposium was a blast! Thanks to all who organized and participated in the event. A special kudos to my two undergraduate mentees, CeLee Terasa and Megan Fenner, who presented awesome work!

CSU Ecology@csu-ecology.bsky.social · last yr.

This year's Front Range Student Ecology Symposium was another wonderful community-building event filled with exciting research, insightful workshops, and excellent presentations. This event is always a highlight of the year, and it's a joy to connect with so many peers over a shared love of ecology!