Spotted Lanternfly Don’t do Math, but iEcoLab Does
The iEco Lab’s mathematical modeling paper on the population dynamics of the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) is out in the Journal of Mathematical Biology! The manuscript…
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Stefani is awarded “PhD Student Entomologist of the Year”
Stefani, a PhD student of Dr. Helmus, was recently was awarded “PhD Student Entomologist of the Year” for her presentation to the Entomological Society of…
Dr. Helmus forms strong collaborations this year
The iEco lab provides a highly collaborative environment for its members and our PIs are no exception to this! Dr. Helmus is a co-author on…
Timothy and Stefani Give Talks at ESA Montreal
This year, Timothy and Stefani had the opportunity to present on their PhD research at ESA in Montreal, Canada! This was a great opportunity for…
Nick presents at the 2020 ESA meeting
In early August, iEcoLab graduate student Nick Huron presented at the 2020 ESA Annual Meeting. The meeting of course occurred virtually this year, and the…
Timothy makes the most of staying inside!
iEcoLab graduate student Timothy Swartz had his field work plans derailed by COVID-19, but he’s still had quite a busy summer! Timothy originally planned on…
Highlighting iEcoLab’s summer undergraduates
This summer the iEcoLab has a very strong, large group of undergraduates working on a variety of projects. New students that joined the lab this…
NBC interviews Dr. Helmus about spotted lanternfly… again!
Local news station NBC 10 interviewed Dr. Helmus about the spotted lanternfly invasion on Monday night. This is his second interview with NBC 10 about…
Four new iEcoLab publications
Since the start of 2020, the iEcoLab has had four new publications! The first was led by Tyler Tran with Dr. Helmus and Dr. Behm,…
Nick and Dr. Helmus awarded USDA funding for spotted lanternfly
iEcoLab graduate student Nick Huron and PI Helmus were awarded funding from the USDA to continue working on spotted lanternfly research. Nick’s project, “Predicting establishment…