Dweck's lab (https://www.dwecklab.com/)studies the neurobiology of ecological niche adaptations using Drosophila suzukii as a a model. We also study chemoreception in spotted lanternflies and other harmful insects. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7017-5020https://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.social/post/3msfyg2iax22mStudents did an excellent job at the 2026 Plant Science Day (8/5/2026). They presented and communicated their summer work and were visited by 210.06 Aug 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:vbl2rlptv6n3cb4ovohbiyht/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfyg2iax22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.social/post/3mq3pgunrf22lToday, we watched the match together, while doing some lab work!!!!!!!!!!!07 Jul 2026 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:vbl2rlptv6n3cb4ovohbiyht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3pgunrf22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.social/post/3mpybf2vz422dOn Thursday, students checked the results of their 24-hour SLF behavioral experiment and began the volatile extraction process for the Tree of Heaven! Students are becoming experts at pipetting!06 Jul 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:vbl2rlptv6n3cb4ovohbiyht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpybf2vz422dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.social/post/3mpocsidqcs2zStudents went into the field to collect over 200 Spotted Lanternflies in order to begin a 24-hour experiment. So excited to see the results!02 Jul 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:vbl2rlptv6n3cb4ovohbiyht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpocsidqcs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.social/post/3mpk5qy5v2c2lToday was definitely fun. We welcomed our 2026 summer cohort of high school students into the lab.30 Jun 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:vbl2rlptv6n3cb4ovohbiyht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpk5qy5v2c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.social/post/3mpk4hgt7qk2lToday was definitely fun. We not only welcomed our 2026 summer cohort of high school students, but they also worked in the lab and the field on a very warm day.30 Jun 2026 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:vbl2rlptv6n3cb4ovohbiyht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpk4hgt7qk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.social/post/3mpjnwnwh4c2fThe 2026 Summer cohort of high school students just joined the lab to work on Spotted lanternflies. The students began hands-on lab and field work. @blumenthal.senate.gov ate.gov, @usdagov.bsky.social v.bsky.social, @ctcaes.bsky.social30 Jun 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:vbl2rlptv6n3cb4ovohbiyht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjnwnwh4c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.social/post/3mnxsiysuts2fThe response of an olfactory sensillum in a second-instar spotted lanternfly to one of its best activators.10 Jun 2026 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:vbl2rlptv6n3cb4ovohbiyht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxsiysuts2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.social/post/3mnuhdx457k24The Chemosensory Organs of the Spotted Lanternfly. Here is what we have accomplished so far....09 Jun 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:vbl2rlptv6n3cb4ovohbiyht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuhdx457k24https://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.social/post/3mmrr5a6vl224More SLF First instars are hatching26 May 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:vbl2rlptv6n3cb4ovohbiyht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrr5a6vl224https://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.social/post/3mmgyhtxmm224They keep hatching!!!22 May 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:vbl2rlptv6n3cb4ovohbiyht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgyhtxmm224https://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.social/post/3mmf4epzzs224Spotted lanternfly first instars have emerged in New Haven, CT, and our basic science-based traps are up.21 May 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:vbl2rlptv6n3cb4ovohbiyht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmf4epzzs224https://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.social/post/3mmcunqtmlc26 [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:vbl2rlptv6n3cb4ovohbiyht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcunqtmlc26https://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.social/post/3mlxv7ake6k2yhttps://news.yale.edu/2026/05/07/pantry-pest-control-garlic-kills-mood-mosquitoes-too?utm_source=YaleToday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=YT_Yale%20Today%20-%20Best%20of%20the%20Week%20Faculty_5-16-202616 May 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:vbl2rlptv6n3cb4ovohbiyht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxv7ake6k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.social/post/3mldwjdqntc2hWell deserved!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:vbl2rlptv6n3cb4ovohbiyht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldwjdqntc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.social/post/3mks4m2eiqc2sSoleil, a high school student and a UConn's NRCA Conservation Ambassador, represented our lab at the 2026 Environmental Changemakers Showcase. Way to go Soleil!01 May 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:vbl2rlptv6n3cb4ovohbiyht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks4m2eiqc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.social/post/3mjpro5yp7c2mAnd another great paper in Cell from the best ever behavioralist, Dr. Shimaa Ebrahim!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:vbl2rlptv6n3cb4ovohbiyht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpro5yp7c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.social/post/3mim5kp5ooc2dReceptor sequence divergence, gain, loss, duplication, and neofunctionalization drive olfactory adaptation in Drosophila suzukii | PNAS https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.252958612303 Apr 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:vbl2rlptv6n3cb4ovohbiyht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mim5kp5ooc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dwecklab.bsky.social/post/3mhyl7wjtus2mAnd we celebrated Dr. Xue's first PNAS paper with Cake!!!!26 Mar 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:vbl2rlptv6n3cb4ovohbiyht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyl7wjtus2m