Bee lover and civil servant scientist. Bee research at https://tinyurl.com/bdh73yj5 and less formally www.beesfoundintranslation.org. Www.beenome100.org Views are my own.https://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3mrpkcejvc22zTSA Pre and Clear+ now seem like two competing pay-to-play schemes with little improvement on safety.. I say this after two entire entry points at BWI were closed to us holdouts.. grrrr28 Jul 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpkcejvc22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3mrhpa322dc2fMy rowing buddy Paul is an ally of his 80’s National teammate David Hearn. I am sickened by heartless attacks on dads with ladder trucks, people expressing their true selves, hungry kids, those facing disease… but when they come after goofy, curious, privileged, middle-aged white guys…well…25 Jul 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhpa322dc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3mq2gssw6oc2gAmazing new comparisons across the bony ones! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2gssw6oc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3mljchocap22aChatting with Steven Rosenberg, whose faith and NIH support led to immunotherapy treatments that are keeping a couple dear colleagues healthy, still working at 84 y.o.! #scienceworks.10 May 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljchocap22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3mivpbwzlx22nWork travel phone home..... "I feel tired, I said" "you always look tired, she said.." I'm admired, I said" "you always look tired, she said..." -Elbow, 'Fugitive Motel'07 Apr 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivpbwzlx22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3mi6zswhuh22sUnpaid peaceful protestors in DC..29 Mar 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi6zswhuh22shttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3mfyxklglms2qWhy is our Costco produce section now half water,plus the water in the remaining produce?01 Mar 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfyxklglms2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3mdifrfcodk2tWow, as a student of infectious disease there is nothing worse than verticality, be safe, trust science. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jan 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdifrfcodk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3m5pu4tuv3c2qSuper cool work by @simone-alma.bsky.social and colleagues on new twists in bacterial defenses 🔥🔥🙂🙂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Nov 2025 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5pu4tuv3c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3m3s37brgts2nGreat ‘applied genomics’ study to identify causes behind pollinator declines! @ebpgenome.bsky.social , #beenome100. @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @renamschweizer.bsky.social , @mgbranstetter.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Oct 2025 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3s37brgts2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3m2ppnggsic2kA triage review of costs and causes of recent honey bee losses, usual suspects of parasites, pesticides, hunger, but surprisingly widespread 😔. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004896972502290908 Oct 2025 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ppnggsic2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3lvccp5vfxk2oA week ago we were told via YouTube that USDA-BARC and our Bee Lab will be closed. BARC has had a productive 90 years but is aging and I trust there is a longterm vision behind this decision. The largest loss will be the people, who are 100% devoted to bees, beekeepers, science, and this country.31 Jul 2025 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvccp5vfxk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3luuwl5fark2cFun to host the American Veterinary Medicine Association for a Honey bee workshop in the historic USDA Log Lodge , poignant as a couple days later we received notice our USDA Center will now vacate…🤷🏻🐝.26 Jul 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3luuwl5fark2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3ltujbh2g5c26Great work on bee senses from Penn State 🐝 [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jul 2025 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltujbh2g5c26https://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3lt5gjqneus2ghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkFxD-CMlZM04 Jul 2025 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt5gjqneus2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3lqpdums3y22zAnd honey bees and beekeepers are having a rough year too, no doubt there are multiple causes but the battle against disease is a big one. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.28.656706v103 Jun 2025 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqpdums3y22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3lqpdqljc2c2zWow, continued insect decline even in the prettiest places. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/03/climate-species-collapse-ecology-insects-nature-reserves-aoe03 Jun 2025 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqpdqljc2c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3ljfl6xsw222tNIH traffic reports provided by friendly NGOs [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Mar 2025 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljfl6xsw222thttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3lijw6fuigs2kI am frugal myself and rarely critique my federal employer (maybe for shutdowns, as I love my job), but I cracked seeing the young faces of fired #NPS rangers and #USDA employees. Thought of my teacher mom, who joined midlife as a proud @NPS educator. Public service is a calling, not a safety net.19 Feb 2025 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lijw6fuigs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3lgl5lxv4fc2fB > rc [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jan 2025 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgl5lxv4fc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3lfuf5gjmwc2cAmazing how far the holistic study of bee health has come in a decade or so, sub-lethal but sub-optimal. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jan 2025 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfuf5gjmwc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3lfshi3ds3c2mThis group is doing a lot to develop and use genome data to improve biodiversity and involve local peoples [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jan 2025 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfshi3ds3c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3ldmmrx32g22gA poignant visit to Chile’s Human Rights museum, highlighting the 15-year murderous blight on democracy by Pinochet and his many allies, even refusing the results of the 1988 plebiscite until the people said ‘nope’, we won.19 Dec 2024 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldmmrx32g22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3lbq7qftuws27Proud member of @ebpgenome.bsky.social ! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Nov 2024 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbq7qftuws27https://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3lbpr277qvc25Go Katherine!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Nov 2024 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbpr277qvc25https://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3lbi2qeg36k2nHeading home from Thailand where a serviceable and super cute native bee Apis cerana is meeting A mellifera, chaos has ensued in places.21 Nov 2024 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbi2qeg36k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaydevans.bsky.social/post/3lahirpmi6s2mImmunity for those of us riding the thorax of Drosophila [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Nov 2024 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:d2dkucd7erft5qbk3egxt66p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lahirpmi6s2m