Has been a long time since I’ve had one of these land on me in the middle of a corn field. Pic of Ostrinia nubilalis on my shirt that is covered in Puccinia polysora spores.

Some of you might know Megan as a talented ecologist and some of you may know her from interacting with her through NIFA. She’s running for Congress!! Consider supporting her effort. I did and I live a LONG way from her district… I’m taking a longer view…

Looking forward to getting into my new book by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social that @ktbcollage.bsky.social bought for me! Also, John, sorry you hurt your wrist with all of those signatures.

As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law: “It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate. www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...

“Know Thyself”

It’s coukd get down to -20 F tonight in this area. So here a photo of Papilio polyxenes, black swallowtail, in remembrance of warmer times.

Had the opportunity to visit @montereyaq.bsky.social a couple weeks back and I’m still in awe of their exhibits. Highly recommend!

Frosty mugshot. Also evidence that I shouldn’t do sculpture. lol

I spied several warbler nests while trekking around Spring Creek Wildlife Refuge in Lincoln, NE. Maybe American yellow warbler nests? Either that or American redstarts. Or I suppose it could be both…

New #bioinvasions faculty job just dropped: Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist with Auburn University in Invasive Plant Management! Come work in the southeastern U.S. - we've got PLENTY of invasive plants for you to choose from... www.auemployment.com/postings/50457

Massive thanks to @truebug.bsky.social for having me out last week at @unlincoln.bsky.social. I got to visit with Doctor of Plant Health (dph.unl.edu) students and catch up with old friends. Jody Green and I have been in Extension circles for YEARS, and Andy Little and I were at UGA together.

Finally published a project with several other wonderful people. In summary: maintaining a miniature wasp colony for deployment toward the biological control of western bean cutworm in western Nebraska was difficult. academic.oup.com/ee/advance-a...

Slowly building out my yard into a garden.