New paper published in Frontiers in Tropical Disease!
4/14/2022

Trans-generational Symbiont Transmission Reduced at High Temperatures in A West Nile Virus Vector Mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus
Squashed spotted lanternfly
New Interviews on Spotted Lanternflies on NJ.com

Spotted lanternflies love grapes. That has N.J. vineyards worried.

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By Jackie Roman- 11/13/2021


These 13 N.J counties are under spotted lanternfly quarantine. What you need to know.

NJ.com
By Jackie Roman- 9/7/2021
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Students Present at ICFNJ and Centenary University Annual Symposia


Alissa Mor and Nikki Perrelli presented their preliminary findings on their research projects virtually at the annual ICFNJ Symposium. Nikki was selected for an honorable mention for her presentation on seal microbiomes!

Alissa, Nikki, and Victoria Viersma shared their findings at the annual Centenary University Academic Symposium as well. We are very proud of them for all of their hard work on their research projects and presentations!

The lab also wishes Nikki and Victoria success in their future endeavors as they graduate from Centenary this semester.

5/7/2021
Dr. Tokash-Peters Is Highlighted in "The Scientist" As May's Scientist to Watch

"Amanda Tokash-Peters’s research career hasn’t been a long one, but it’s already involved some dramatic changes in focus, including a switch from amphibians to mosquitos as subjects, and a recent foray into seal poop. The central question that unites her work, she says, is: “How is the environment . . . shaping microbiomes across different systems?” "

-Shawna Williams, May 2021


Spotlight on Lanternflies


Recent press has featured the Tokash-Peters lab's work on characterizing the microbiome of spotted lanternflies to help develop better approaches to control their spread in the US. 
1/25/2021

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