Team Larvae-MNH - PhD students Kate Montana, @mantodeology.bsky.social , Amanda Markee, and @entomolrj.bsky.social and coach @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social - made their Entomology Games debut at the Eastern Branch Meeting of @entsocamerica in Harrisburg, PA! #Entomology #EntoPOC #DiversifyEntomology

Next, we explored genomic changes across transitions. Starting with the hermaphrodites we found that the X fused to one of the 2 massive autosomes and gene order became more shuffled within and between chrs. Weirdly, the decrease in chromosome number precedes the turnover and may help enable it? 4/n

Today, the USDA lost experts in Psylloidea, Thysanoptera, Cerambycidae, Hymenoptera, Pseudococcidae, and Malacology. This is a devastating loss of expertise, occuring without warning. Their union's official statement on the issue can be found here: aginspectors.org/2-14-2025-a-... #entomology 🧪

Excited to announce another genome preprint! This one is first-authored by my first master's student, Tracy! We generated a chromosome level genome for the invasive hibiscus mealybug, a citrus crop pest. Thanks to coauthors @lmdiepenbrock.bsky.social @kkbugtime.bsky.social tinyurl.com/5n8h42r6

Our review on caddisfly silk genetics is out in @cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social. We’re excited about new developments in the field and we were stoked to have the chance to cover them in a review. We hope it is useful resource for people interested! www.cell.com/trends/genet...

A workflow for Tidyverse-based local synteny visualization: Good for visualizing local synteny across species, genotypes, or acorss regions of a genome. Can be used to showcase copy number variation. Still need to write the tutorial, but will be on my GitHub soon. #Genomics #DataVisualization

Reposting because the final version finally came out and there are way more people on the site now. To you it might just be a genome note, to me it's the first fully Mongue lab paper (feat. @erincpow.bsky.social and @kkbugtime.bsky.social )! A #newPI milestone! academic.oup.com/g3journal/ar...

crafting up my actual academic legacy this week… aka planning on finally competing with my lab in the entomology games after six years of saying “i’ll do it next year for sure” lol

ct-scanning samples for my second chapter on silk gland morphology today 😈 a month of staining later, let’s hope this round works 🤞

I also drew this guy today! #colorpencil #drawing

Our publication on the genomics of the firecracker penstemon is out. This was the result of a two-semester graduate class that I co-taught with David Jarvis. We wanted to sequence something meaningful to the western US, so we chose a penstemon species. doi.org/10.1093/jher...

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missing everything about the desert (minus my dry sinuses) 🥲 so excited for EntSoc2025 to be in the PNW next year!!

hi friends ❣️ i finally made the switch to bluesky. my name is amanda, im an entomologist and evolutionary biologist currently in nyc getting my phd at the american museum of natural history. i love critters, my community, and to be on my computer doing -omics things. lets b friends ٩( ᐛ )و

is this thing on 🎤