Insect Research Group, University College London
UCL Student Lousia Stefani on her BSc Research Project with the Sumner Lab
UCL Student Daisy Choi on her BSc Research Project with the Sumner Lab Hello, I’m Daisy, a BSc Zoology student completing my final-year research project in the Sumner Lab. I have always been interested in evolutionary genetics, behavioural ecology, and the complex interactions between organisms and their environments. For my project, supervised by Prof. Seirian…
Summer time means wasps visiting picnics! Sometimes they go for protein (e.g. ham) other times it’s sugar (e.g. jam). Learning about the type of food wasps are after tells us about their life-cycle and can help us better manage them. Tell us what you’ve seen wasps do this summer at your picnic in this short…
Femi Ezhuthupallickal Benny on her recent fieldwork in Nagaland, India– First prize, Doctoral School Blog Competition 2025. What does it come to your mind when you hear ‘hornets’? For most people, it’s fear, hatred, stings and danger. But if you ask me, it sparks my curiosity- Which species is it? Where was it spotted? What…
Jéferson is a PhD student at the University of Sao Paulo who recently completed a 6 month project with the Sumner Lab involving transcriptomics in the neotropical wasp Zethus miniatus
Visiting PhD student from Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain)
Femi Ezhuthupallickal Benny on ‘Insects as Food and Feed Conference’ (IAFF 2024) organised by the Royal Entomological Society.
Advancing Wasp Biocontrol Research: Insights from a Nanopore Sequencing Visit to Newcastle University.
Serian, Bob and Cintia were hosted by Prof. Tatsuya Saga (University of Kobe) for wasp hunting in Gifu.
Dr. Cintia Oi was invited to be keynote speaker on the European Congress of the International Union of Social Insects! Of course, to talk about wasps!!! Lausanne is a beautiful city, and the campus UNIL is close the lake! The congress was well organized, excellent opportunity to do some network!