Colin Peters
@ColinPeters_222
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Mycologist & Musician || MS student at UMN, Department of Plant Pathology || Blanchette Lab of Forest Pathology || studying biocontrol of EAB using fungi
Minneapolis, MN
Joined March 2023
RT @forestmycology: For those in Minnesota- you have the opportunity to vote to renew the authorization to spend Minnesota Lottery dollars….
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RT @UMNews: Professor Robert Blanchette and his team at the U of M are fighting the #EmeraldAshBorer with innovative biological methods. By….
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“I live for my dream and a pocketful of gold” -@ledzeppelin.
With all of the rain we’ve been getting here in Minnesota the forests are full of gold-Chanterelles!
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RT @forestmycology: Congratulations to Nick Rajtar @NickRajtar who successfully defended his PhD dissertation late yesterday afternoon. Hi….
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Great paper out about bioluminescent fungi in the Amazon by @forestmycology.
Interested in fungi that glow in the dark? A new paper is just out on the extraordinay GIGANTIC bioluminescent fungal networks in the Amazon. Online copy at:
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RT @forestmycology: Contest winners! Find the 1st morel of the season contest at @UMNPlantPath has 2 winners @NickRajtar & @ColinPeters_222….
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RT @forestmycology: Timber stains and decay in the forest pathology class lab today including red stain of box elder
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RT @forestmycology: Congratulations to @NickRajtar, @ColinPeters_222 and @RyanFranke18 each of them was awarded a 2024 Minnesota Mycologica….
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RT @UMNMITPPC: Entomopathogenic fungi can harm or kill insects, and in the case of #EmeraldAshBorer, may be the key to #biocontrol. @ColinP….
mitppc.umn.edu
MITPPC researchers blaze a trail toward effective biocontrol for emerald ash borer. They’ve identified fungi associated with the beetles capable of attacking and killing them.
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RT @CFANS: Grad fellow Nisogaabokwe Melonee Montano and her father spoke with @WUWMradio about their relationships to land, water, and fire….
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As part of NPR's Climate Week, WUWM radio spoke with UMN Graduate Fellow Nisogaabokwe Melonee Montano and her father, Anakwad Frank Montano, who are members of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior...
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Enoki (Flammulina velutipes) presenting beautifully as we get our first whispers of snow in central Minnesota. This species loves the cold, and can even be found fruiting on warm days mid-winter!
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RT @forestmycology: A new paper just out and a very important one for me in a special issue honoring Prof. Jack Rogers legacy (WSU mycologi….
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A magical moment in the woods from a couple of weeks ago - just think of all the energy that is stored within trees!!. Chicken of the Woods // Laetiporus sulphureus . #foraging #mycology #chickenofthewoods #cow. @forestmycology @NickRajtar @FungalDuJour @andrewmann_ @WoodDeKrey
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The rains (and fall fungi) have arrived in Minnesota! . Grifola frondosa // Hen of the Woods // Maitake. #foraging #mycology #henofthewoods #maitake
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RT @forestmycology: After the moon landing, these are popping up all over - @ColinPeters_222 with a giant Calvatia gigantea .
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RT @UMNresearch: Robert Blanchette's lab at @CFANS is focused on developing novel tools to proactively detect & manage deadly, invasive pla….
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RT @forestmycology: Downed spruce tree on campus that usually has Ganoderma fruiting now has Phaeolus schweinitzii (the Dyer's polypore). P….
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Well the chanterelles have flushed in central Minnesota! I came across a large patch of fresh fruiting bodies today, though it seems that the bugs are getting to them quickly…. Nearby I found this stand-alone pair of white chanterelles, a first time sighting for me!
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RT @forestmycology: New graduate student and new to twitter @ColinPeters_222 gets out into the field to see the great northern forests of M….
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