Insect Biology Interdisciplinary Group

Close-up of a green plant stem and partially damaged leaf with visible veins and spots, set against a bright, blurred background.

Gloss lab:

What can flies related to genetic models reveal about adaptations enabling herbivory and parasitism?
Two insects with elongated bodies and long legs, one with a slender brown abdomen and the other with a larger, red, rounded abdomen, shown on a white background.Vogel Lab:Exploring the tripartite interactions between kissing bugs, their microbiome, and Chagas disease
Altizer lab: Monarch butterfly migratory behavior affects the transmission of the debilitating protozoan parasite, Ophryocystis elektroscirrhaClose-up of monarch butterfly on a leaf next to a cluster of brown protozoan parasites with a text overlay describing research on parasite transmission in monarchs.

Altizer lab:

Monarch butterfly migratory behavior affects the transmission of the debilitating protozoan parasite, Ophryocystis elektroscirrha

A parasitic wasp attacks an aphid on a leaf, with a plain green background on the left side of the image.A parasitic wasp Aphidius ervi is shown parasitizing a pea aphid nymph on a green leaf.

Oliver lab:

A parasitoid wasp Aphidius ervi parasitizing a pea aphid nymph

Strand lab: Ovaries of the parasitoid wasp Microplitis demolitor filled with virus (blue color)Ovaries of the parasitoid wasp Microplitis demolitor, filled with blue-colored virus, shown against a black background with descriptive text.

Burke lab:

Ovaries of the parasitoid wasp Microplitis demolitor filled with virus (blue color)

Moore lab: Ancestral, adapted and novel foods affect life history trade-offs in Oncopeltus fasciatusTwo Oncopeltus fasciatus bugs on a dish with seeds, next to a label reading Moore lab: Ancestral, adapted and novel foods affect life history trade-offs in Oncopeltus fasciatus.

Moore lab:

Ancestral, adapted and novel foods affect life history trade-offs in Oncopeltus fasciatus

Moore lab: Drosophila suzukii has a unique larval nutritional ecology among the DrosophilidsA Drosophila suzukii fly on a damaged fruit with text: Moore lab: Drosophila suzukii has a unique larval nutritional ecology among the Drosophilids.

Moore lab:

Drosophila suzukii has a
unique larval nutritional ecology
among the Drosophilids

A thin metal rod suspended horizontally between two vertical electrodes, with one end attached to each electrode by small cylindrical connectors.Close-up of an experimental setup with a thin wire suspended between two vertical supports; text overlay reads, Moore lab: How might larval diet influence the dispersal behavior of the kudzu bug?.

Moore lab:

How might larval diet influence the dispersal behavior of the kudzu bug?

Fluorescence microscopy image showing green-stained cells with two areas highlighted in red, indicating regions of interest within the sample.Fluorescent microscopy image shows green Drosophila germline stem cells with red-stained areas; text indicates monitoring cell division frequency in the Schulz lab.

Schulz lab:

Drosophila Germline stem cells monitored for division frequency

Gottdenker lab: Blood-engorged kissing bug vectors of Chagas disease used in xenodiagnostic studies in wild ammals from PanamaClose-up of blood-engorged kissing bugs in a container, with text describing their use in Chagas disease research at the Gottdenker lab in Panama.

Gottdenker lab:

Blood-engorged kissing bug vectors of Chagas disease used in xenodiagnostic studies in wild ammals from Panama

Batzer lab: Sampling invertebrates in the floodplain of the Altamaha River, GeorgiaA person in waders and a snorkel collects samples from a flooded area in the Altamaha River floodplain, Georgia, for the Batzer lab.

Batzer lab:

Sampling invertebrates in the floodplain of the Altamaha River, Georgia

Hunt lab: The multilayered epigenetic and regulatory landscape of insect genomesA heatmap with blue and red color gradients is shown beside a text panel titled Hunt lab: The multilayered epigenetic and regulatory landscape of insect genomes.

Hunt lab:

The multilayered epigenetic and regulatory landscape of insect genomes

Close-up of a burying beetle with orange markings feeding on a larva in decaying organic matter, with a blurred brown background on the right side.Close-up of a beetle with black and orange coloring next to a text box that reads, Allen Moore lab: Burying beetles have elaborate parental care; what genes influence this behavior?.

Allen Moore lab:

Burying beetles have elaborate parental care; what genes influence this behavior?

A close-up of an ant tending to its white larvae and pupae on a brown surface.A fire ant queen (Solenopsis invicta) is surrounded by her brood on a sandy surface, next to a label reading Ross lab: Colony-founding fire ant queen (Solenopsis invicta).

Ross lab:

Colony-founding fire ant queen (Solenopsis invicta)

Brown lab: Primary egg chambers in the ovary of the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti.Microscopic image of primary egg chambers in the ovary of the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti, with a text overlay from Brown lab.

Strand lab:

Primary egg chambers in the ovary of the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti.

Insect Biology Interdisciplinary Group