Dr. Xavier Martini
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Dr. Xavier Martini
@xaviermartini.bsky.social
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Associate Professor in Entomology at the University of Florida. 🐊 French expat' 🇫🇷
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The Florida Entomological Society Meeting is off to a great start! Thanks to the Citrus Research Center for hosting us!
#entomology #FloridaEntomology
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In a recent article in Florida Entomologist, Michael Ulyshen from USDA service, and his colleagues, reported that Argopistes tsekooni a flea beetle from Asia, was now making its mark in the southeastern U.S.
#BiologicalControl #InvasiveSpecies #Entomology
Big success of the NFREC student competition this year with IFAS students from our lab and from Gainesville presenting their work
#universityofflorida
Help needed. My future student who was supposed to start next semester had her F1 visa rejected at the US embassy under Section 214(b). Has anyone had a similar experience and could provide any advice?
#student #internationalstudent #usimmigration
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In a recent article published in February in Florida Entomologist, Collin Morisson (The University of Texas) and his collaborators describe the range extension of the cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, in Texas. 1/5
#cactus #moth #entomology
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We are now accepting registration, abstracts, and symposium submissions for the next Florida Entomological Society meeting in Lake Alfred, Florida. July 14-16, 2025. 👇
tinyurl.com/fes2025abstr...

See you there!
#entomology #scientificconference #Florida
The first workshop on the Management of Terrestrial Gastropods in Agriculture started!
Thank you so much for the Citrus Research and Education Center to host us, and USDA-NIFA for the funding.
#mollusks #ipm #agriculture
Our first Workshop on the Management of Terrestrial Gastropods in Agriculture started well!
It's great to see people face to face instead of online!
#mollusks #ipm #agriculture
Good day for our lab. Hellenah Khunga won the first place of the Master 10-min talk presentation, and I was honored to receive the Award for excellence in Integrated Pest Management at the SouthEastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America @entsocamerica.bsky.social
My students Kathi Malfa and Hellenah Khunga presented today at the SouthEastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America. During the student competition. They did great 👍🏻👍🏻
Welcome to my new BlueSky account. 😎
#new #bluesky #welcome