Dr. Xavier Martini
xaviermartini.bsky.social
Dr. Xavier Martini
@xaviermartini.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Entomology at the University of Florida. 🐊
French expat' 🇫🇷
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I am looking to meet friends and colleagues at the next #EntSoc25. We will have not less than 6 presentations from our lab next week! Take this opportunity to meet our students, post-docs and learn about the research we are conducting!
@entsocamerica.bsky.social
I am looking to meet friends and colleagues at the next #EntSoc25. We will have not less than 6 presentations from our lab next week! Take this opportunity to meet our students, post-docs and learn about the research we are conducting!
@entsocamerica.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Reposted by Dr. Xavier Martini
The Florida Entomological Society Meeting is off to a great start! Thanks to the Citrus Research Center for hosting us!
#entomology #FloridaEntomology
July 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Reposted by Dr. Xavier Martini
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
May 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Big success of the NFREC student competition this year with IFAS students from our lab and from Gainesville presenting their work
#universityofflorida
May 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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
March 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Reposted by Dr. Xavier Martini
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
March 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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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
March 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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
March 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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
March 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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
March 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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 👍🏻👍🏻
March 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Fascinating work from Mark G. Wright (U. of Hawaii) who uses synthetic honey bee alarm pheromone blend to repel elephants in Africa. Subadults and elephants from smaller herds were more likely to be deterred by the pheromone blend. #conservation
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Demographic analysis of behavioral reactions of African bush elephants to a synthetic honey bee alarm pheromone blend
Human–elephant conflict situations continue to be a growing conservation issue. Conflict situations typically arise as the result of elephants traversing places with infrastructure where they become ...
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
We are still accepting applications for an Assistant/ Associate Professor position at our center explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...
University of Florida - Details - Assistant or Associate Professor – Plant Pathology
explore.jobs.ufl.edu
February 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Welcome to my new BlueSky account. 😎
#new #bluesky #welcome
February 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM