Cheshire

I am currently an entomology undergraduate at Iowa State University. My main area of interest is in applied evolutionary entomology-that’s looking at how insects change in response to management tactics and applying those observations to management.

Think of it as playing evolutionary chess with insects. We kill them, they adapt. We figure out their strategy to evade our management tactics and hit them back. They adapt. We figure out this new strategy, use it to kill them or modify our tactics to get around it. They adapt. So on and so forth ad infinitum.

This blog will generally be about insects. Expect some general science posts, some peer-reviewed research, philosophy posts…the general bloggage. I tend to blog about many of the journal articles I read on a daily basis so there will be a mix of older and newer peer-reviewed research. I may occasionally poke the discovery institute with a sharp stick when I feel like it.

I have recently changed the URL of my blog to incertae sedis, which means uncertain of placement in latin. I did this because that’s how I feel at the moment…I have no idea where the hell I’m going to end up, and truth be told I kind of like it that way. I don’t know where my place in the world is right now, and probably never will. In a way, we are all uncertian of placement.

Thus, I thought it was appropriate.

Post whatever you want…I don’t debate denialists. I generally won’t debate people from the comments. I don’t have the time or energy to do this. However, I’ll approve posts I don’t agree with even if I don’t intend to respond to them. If there’s a question that I feel is out of genuine curiosity, I’ll address it. However, if you say something brain-fryingly stupid and keep pushing me to debate you I’ll put you on the spam filter without a second thought. Actually…if you say nothing but things which make me wonder if you graduated grade school, I’ll give you the axe.

I will not tolerate bigotry of any sort. I hope this weblog inspires comments and intense debate amongst the readers, but at no point should debate spill over into racism and sexism…that kind of thing. Threats against me or others will be posted on here with full identifying information. If you threaten others, you will be banned without a second thought.

Spammers will not be tolerated.

In lieu of a long, drawn out rulebook I’ll point out that I’m pretty much in line with Pharyngula with what I will and won’t tolerate.

If you’re looking to contact me, my E-mail is Cheshire.entomoblog@gmail.com