Amy Lynn Toth
@Amy_L_Toth
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Researcher of/posts about bees, wasps, behavior, sociality, genomics, evolution, pollinator health. Professor @IowaStateU @eeob_isu & Entomology. (she/her)
Ames, IA
Joined November 2013
"What good are wasps for anyway?" I'm so proud of our @IowaStateU #TothLab team (@Amy_L_Toth and Erin McCall) for resurrecting this #WaspLove study. Read for the science, skim for the pics, or... @EntsocAmerica @NZEntoSoc @Zoology_Otago
https://t.co/HF062Co9TG
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Abstract. Social paper wasps regularly prey upon lepidopteran larvae, some of which are economically impactful agricultural pest species. We examined the p
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: June 12, 2024 Paper wasp Polistes dominula Hymenoptera: Vespidae By Thorben Danke (@sagaoptics), Baden-Württemberg, Germany #arthropodPOTW
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Yes, wasps can bee very effective pollinators too! #wasplove "Debunking wasp pollination: Wasps are comparable to bees in terms of plant interactions, body pollen and single-visit pollen deposition" (via @FutureDrBee et al., including @Amy_L_Toth) https://t.co/83zXLY6AC7
resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
We challenged historical assumptions by comparing bees and wasps by (1) their role in a community, (2) body pollen carriage and (3) single-visit deposition on the plant species complex Solidago...
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Me ayudan a difundir el maravilloso video de @marina_arbetman? Es de suma importancia para el futuro de las abejas de la Patagonia (@hienngo @pedro_jordano @dpvazquez @ChacoffNatacha @AnnaTraveset @Luqui_Garibaldi @naturealexk @Amy_L_Toth @sdiazecology @rgmedel)
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More forest ecology memes from my class! We covered beneficial insects. @WaspWoman how did I do? by CJ Juarez-Tostado
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Happy Friday! We give you #WASP #hornet #GENOMES!! We sequenced genomes of #Vespa crabro & #Vespa velutina & compared w @USDA's #Vespa mandarinia. With colleagues from 7 countries! Funded by @NERCscience @sangerinstitute @embl #MarieCurieFellowship
https://t.co/4SWAxJo2bs
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New paper by stellar @IowaStateU Entomology grad Ge Zhang and dream team of collaborators— native perennial vegetation benefits farms and apiaries.
How can society balance the need for conservation & yielding cropland acres? STRIPS researchers found that native prairie plantings embedded in agricultural landscapes increased honey bee health & provided ecosystem services. 🐝🌻 📗Read the full report: https://t.co/PGvPH3LW0S
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Interested in learning more about #preprints and publishing? The #ProcB Editorial Preprint Team is now recruiting #ECR to assess preprints for potential submission to Proceedings B. We are especially focused on increasing diversity in our membership... 🧵1/3
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Prairie strips, areas of wild vegetation within intensive farms, are associated with bee colonies collecting more pollen, growing larger and having better winter survival rates
newscientist.com
Prairie strips, areas of wild vegetation within intensive farms, are associated with bee colonies collecting more pollen, growing larger and having better winter survival rates
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Entomologists-- where are N. America-based bug nerds getting nets and other entomology supplies now that BioQuip has closed? 😭
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New paper! We can do functional genomics to study how genes affect behavior in wild, non-model organisms— but it takes lots of dedication. Congrats to @evolutionsultan and kudos for the dedication to making this possible in social wasps!
To celebrate my b-day, look at our manuscript in @InsSociaux! We report our successes and less-than-successes when developing RNAi in paper wasps. Of special interest to anyone considering RNAi in non-model systems. @Amy_L_Toth @IDsignals @AndrewGuinness
https://t.co/INPA8ILmnP
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Postdoc position opening! I guarantee this job opportunity in Dr. Sara Miller's group will be a productive and fulfilling use of one's time. Check it out here:
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The Social Code—Deciphering the Genetic Basis of Hymenopteran Social Behavior. @Amy_L_Toth @sanrehan @WaspWoman @Wyatt1Chris and @EmelineFavreau set out to uncover early genetic changes on the path to sociality.
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It's great to see our research with @Amy_L_Toth featured on ISU News! We are surveying sites across IA looking for rusty patched bumble bees for insights into their distribution and habitat needs. This work will help partners better plan habitat mgmt for this #EndangeredSpecies
Researchers search for rare and endangered bumble bees in Iowa 🗞️ https://t.co/kzhX401SW6
@las_iastate @iastate_cals #pollinators #Bumblebee #Entomology @USFWS @IACoopUnit
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Happy to announce a 2-year post-doc position funded by @ERC_Research in my team based in Toulouse, France. Looking for a postdoc with electrophysiology expertise to conduct recordings of brain activity in bees learning in a virtual reality environment. Details below! Please RT.
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New paper: Comparative metagenomics reveals expanded insights into intra- and interspecific variation among wild bee microbiomes https://t.co/yHCKqNTqWQ Nice work Wyatt 🐝
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Really cool USFS GS-11 job as a Pollinator Ecologist with awesome people in Montana!
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The McKenna Lab ( https://t.co/Lmd9jzh1k4) is hiring a 4-year postdoc in insect #genomics and #evolution, carrying out data analysis and lab work associated with a variety of comparative genomic, phylogenomic, and other evolutionary studies of #insects (mostly beetles) 🐞🪲🧬
duanemckenna.com
Duane McKenna Lab. Phylogeny & evolution of beetles & other insects, insect-plant interactions, insect diversity & endemism, insect genomics, & the evolution of plant-feeding. We collect & analyze...
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The #WaspIDCourse returns Winter 2023! See our poster below for more details. Check out our website https://t.co/TikUzc6uyQ to join our mailing list, meet some of our instructors, and learn more about our course on #wasp #biodiversity! Help us spread the word!
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