Back from Kolymbari, and had such an amazing time with an incredible community of lepidopterists #lepgencrete. Great to get the opportunity to talk about what we're up to with @gmrc.bsky.social and spread the word about the #galleriamellonella infection model. Can't wait for #lepgen13 in 2028!

Managers r finding more and more #vespavelutina nests with #waxmoth #Galleriamellonella larvae in them this one is feasting on velutina brood #naturestrikesback

And it’s day one of #MothsOnTour with @gmrc.bsky.social at #BSI25!!

If you’re moth curious, come chat to either me, @jenniesc.bsky.social or Prof Wakefield about the #Galleriamellonella 3Rs in vivo model and see what it’s all about with the wiggly 🐛🐛

Hello 🦋ers!

Mostly post about moths, bugs, mushrooms and nature with a fair bit of crossover from our @gmrc.bsky.social account where we look at how the #Galleriamellonella model can help achieve the #3Rs aims + lots of other cool moth research associated with #waxmoths.

New transgenics loading — watch this space 🐛👀
#GalleriaMellonella #Transgenesis #Microinjection

🧪🍻 From pests to pioneers — and pint glasses!

I had a great time talking about Galleria mellonella at Pint of Science, Exeter last night.

Turns out, The Very Hungry Caterpillar saw it coming… 🐛✨
#PintOfScience #Pint25 #NC3Rs #GalleriaMellonella #ScienceInThePub

⭐The Full Schedule for the Galleria Mellonella Workshop 2025 is Live!🐛

🗓️ Date: 15th September
📍 Location: Edge Hill University
🔗 Register (free!) by the 29th August: shorturl.at/q6tXr

💬 Open to all researchers working with or curious about Galleria mellonella.
#GMW2025 #GalleriaMellonella #3Rs

Our role will be in helping to develop transgenic reporter lines, techniques and assays to determine and quantify the various types of toxic effects of snake venom on the larvae. Crucially we hope what we develop here will also be useful to the wider #galleriamellonella community

Great to see registrations already coming in for #GMW2026, including poster submissions and attendees travelling from across Europe 🌍

We'd love to hear from anyone interested in giving a talk – provisional titles welcome!

More info:
www.gmrcuk.org/gmw-2026.html

#GalleriaMellonella #Microbiology

Does the exposure to pollutants increase the virulence of fungal communities towards animal models? We are about to find out! ☺️
#microbiology
#microbiome
#fungi
#pollution
#GalleriaMellonella
@SilvaPereiraLab
@itqbunl
@FEMSTweets
@SfAMtweets

Does the exposure to pollutants increase the virulence of fungal communities towards animal models? We are about to find out! ☺️
#microbiology
#microbiome
#fungi
#pollution
#GalleriaMellonella
@SilvaPereiraLab
@itqbunl
@FEMSTweets
@SfAMtweets

📦Galleria on the move!
We label each dish with larval count + total weight. Safely packed and sent 1st class.

Need high-quality, research-grade Galleria mellonella larvae for reliable, reproducible in vivo experiments? Lets chat! 🐛🔬

#GalleriaMellonella #Microbiology #Infection #ScienceSupply

Quickly coming up next though is a return to Greece - this time to Crete for the 12th International workshop on Molecular Biology and Genetics of Lepidoptera! Bit of a mouthful to say, but i'll be giving a talk on the mothy things we have going on with #Galleriamellonella at the @gmrc.bsky.social 🐛