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1/2 "Here, we demonstrate an increased survival of infected #honey #bee #larvae after their #queen was #vaccinated, compared to offspring of #control #queens (#placebo vaccinated)."

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2/2 "These results indicate that #trans-#generational #immune #priming (#TGIP) in insects can be used to majorly enhance #colony #health, protect #commercial #pollinators from #deadly #diseases, and reduce high #financial and #material losses to #beekeepers"
1/2 "The idea came to be known as the “#butterfly #effect” after Lorenz suggested that the flap of a butterfly's wings might ultimately cause a tornado."

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This disease affects mainly the eyes & skin. It's caused by worms transmitted through the bite of infected black flies.

ONCHOCERCIASIS is the 2nd leading infectious cause of blindness globally but many people know nothing about it.

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The black fly which causes onchocerciasis breeds mainly in fast-flowing rivers & streams.

This happens mainly in remote villages in the tropics located near fertile lands where people rely heavily on farming or herding. Adult black fly (Simulium damnosun)
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The female adult worms produce #larvae (microfilariae) that migrate to the skin, eyes & other organs.

One female worm can release up to 1000 larvae a day into surrounding tissue.

The worms can live up to 15 years in the human body enclosed in fibrous tissues called #nodules.
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#Fieldwork yesterday & today yielded several highlights:

A dozen blue spotted #salamander #larvae , plus one dead in a trap (with a massive belastomatid insect [aka "toe biter"]).

These larvae are part of a student's project, which he'll be presenting @MWPARC this August! Image
Plus metamorphosing or recently metamorphosed #amphibians of a few different species! (It's that time of the year in central #Minnesota )

In some spots the ground was littered with tiny wood #frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) metamorphs. You can see this one's remaining tail nubbin. ImageImage
And right as I was reminding us to "keep an eye out for metamorphosing #toads" I came across this American toadlet (Anaxyrus americanus) Image
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