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Jeremy Irvine πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

@iwatchbugs

Bug guy (he/him) | PhD student @USask. Weevils fear me. Into sustainable ag, science outreach, and turning folks into insect fans. For my unfiltered takes, see @jeremyirvine.bsky.social

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Effects of Phytoplasma Infection on Aster Leafhopper (Macrosteles quadrilineatus) Settling Behavior and Development on Brassica napus Aster yellows phytoplasma (AYp) infection alters host plant preference in aster leafhoppers (Macrosteles quadrilineatus), with infected vectors showing a significant preference for AYp-infected canol...

New paper published :)

AYp briefly alters vector settling, but B. napus remains a poor host, key insights for understanding disease spread in the Canadian Prairies.

doi.org/10.1111/eea....

18.11.2025 20:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Had a great time attending #EntSoc25 in Portland, OR, organized by @entsocamerica.bsky.social - always a great meeting!

#EntSoc25 #Entomology #IPM #CdnAg

17.11.2025 13:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to share our new economic thresholds for the lesser clover leaf weevil at #EntSoc25! If you’re interested in pollinator-friendly pest management in red clover seed systems, come say hi! @entsocamerica.bsky.social

04.11.2025 15:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Honoured to be named a Vanier Scholar πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

This award supports my PhD research on insect chemical ecology + sustainable pest management.

Grateful to my mentors, my community, and @usask.bsky.social

#VanierCanada #PhDLife #Entomology #IndigenousInSTEM

09.07.2025 16:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Trump team freezes new NSF awards β€” and could soon axe hundreds of grants The National Science Foundation is the latest US agency to be disrupted by Elon Musk’s DOGE.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

18.04.2025 18:46 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Dutchman's breeches, Morton Arboretum east woods this morning.

18.04.2025 12:29 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

anyone have a colony in Canada? I wanna test this sting πŸ’€

17.04.2025 15:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Honoured to receive the Excellence in Community Service Award from the GSA, presented by Acting Provost and VP Academic, Dr. Vince Bruni-Bossio. Grateful to be recognized for work that means so much to meβ€”thank you to the incredible communities that continue to inspire and support me. πŸ’š #usask

17.04.2025 03:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

15.04.2025 03:52 πŸ‘ 89663 πŸ” 18249 πŸ’¬ 1574 πŸ“Œ 747
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The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds

14.04.2025 19:30 πŸ‘ 24097 πŸ” 4597 πŸ’¬ 638 πŸ“Œ 7
A photograph of colourful rows of tulips.

A photograph of colourful rows of tulips.

A photograph of rows of tulips with a single yellow flower embedded in a sea of red.

A photograph of rows of tulips with a single yellow flower embedded in a sea of red.

A photograph of a bunch of tulips that are separated from the row.

A photograph of a bunch of tulips that are separated from the row.

A photograph of colourful tulips in a field.

A photograph of colourful tulips in a field.

Did you know that Canada is a world leader in tulip production?

Had the pleasure of finding some of Vanco Farms (link below) fields while driving the backroads of PEI.

A beautiful sight to behold πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ’πŸŒ·β€οΈ

#ArtYear #Canada #Photography #Flowers #VancoFarms

11.04.2025 13:32 πŸ‘ 6281 πŸ” 750 πŸ’¬ 195 πŸ“Œ 40
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Always a great time volunteering at Gardenscape! Great opportunity to talk to the public about entomology!

12.04.2025 17:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here are 3 beautiful mantidflies that I saw last month!

They are neither mantises nor flies; their larvae are parasitoids of spider eggs, and these adults appear to mimic wasps.

Euclimacia rufocincta
Tuberonotha sp.
Euclimacia sp.

11.04.2025 23:10 πŸ‘ 163 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

Can I add 10% to my grant proposal budget as a "tariff costs" line item, or no.

11.04.2025 19:25 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

hillbilly is short for hilliam william. not many people know this

11.04.2025 23:26 πŸ‘ 4027 πŸ” 375 πŸ’¬ 153 πŸ“Œ 24
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Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.

Authors, search your name here:

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

20.03.2025 12:16 πŸ‘ 3411 πŸ” 2064 πŸ’¬ 281 πŸ“Œ 2098

I don’t want to touch grass. I want to touch bugs

02.04.2025 10:09 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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