Erika Ibarra Garibay
@abejamorena.bsky.social
PhD candidate, Iowa State University | Toth lab (studying bumble bees 🐝) | FFAR Fellow
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A very neat lab exercise! Having students sort through raked leaves to see what arthropods were lost to our tidying habits. I think this would work for high school too, with more instructor guidance (1/2) #teaching academic.oup.com/ae/article/7...
An Undergraduate Entomology Class Investigates the Insect Life Lost with Autumn Cleanup
Over the last decade, a growing body of research has highlighted significant declines in insect abundance, bringing insect conservation to the forefront. W
academic.oup.com
March 28, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A very neat lab exercise! Having students sort through raked leaves to see what arthropods were lost to our tidying habits. I think this would work for high school too, with more instructor guidance (1/2) #teaching academic.oup.com/ae/article/7...
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: January 21, 2026
Monarch butterfly
Danaus plexippus
Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae
Observed in Iowa, USA
By Curtis Meyers, Iowa, USA
#arthropodPOTW
Monarch butterfly
Danaus plexippus
Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae
Observed in Iowa, USA
By Curtis Meyers, Iowa, USA
#arthropodPOTW
January 21, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Arthropod Photo of the Week: January 21, 2026
Monarch butterfly
Danaus plexippus
Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae
Observed in Iowa, USA
By Curtis Meyers, Iowa, USA
#arthropodPOTW
Monarch butterfly
Danaus plexippus
Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae
Observed in Iowa, USA
By Curtis Meyers, Iowa, USA
#arthropodPOTW
Reposted by Erika Ibarra Garibay
Viruses in wild bees are closely linked to the types and abundance of flowers they visit, highlighting the need to consider disease dynamics in pollinator conservation and habitat management. doi.org/hbj5kw
Flowers shape the spread of viruses among wild bees, study finds
A recent study shows that viruses in wild bees are closely linked to the flowers they visit and the availability of floral resources across the landscape.
phys.org
January 15, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Viruses in wild bees are closely linked to the types and abundance of flowers they visit, highlighting the need to consider disease dynamics in pollinator conservation and habitat management. doi.org/hbj5kw