Welcome Autumn and Sydney!

NCSU undergrads Autumn Sylvestri and Sydney Baker join the lab as BeeMORE REEU fellows! Autumn will be working on developing lignocellulose-based diets in collaboration with Dr. Chris Osburn at the Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Sydney will be working on characterizing the pollinators of milldew in collaboration with Dr. Kelly Meiklejohn at the vet school.

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How do panesthiine cockroaches digest wood?

Schwarz, M.; Tokuda, G.; Osaki, H.; Mikaelyan, A. Reevaluating Symbiotic Digestion in Cockroaches: Unveiling the Hindgut’s Contribution to Digestion in Wood-Feeding Panesthiinae (Blaberidae). Insects

Haruka joins the lab!

School curricula from the lab based on insect microbiology!

🔬 Excited to share our recent contributions to the International Microbiology Literacy Initiative (IMLI)! 1️⃣ Mikaelyan, A., Torres, T. T., Meiklejohn, K., and Weidner, L. (2023). Blow flies. IMLI To