We are now about 20 weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. The lockdown was largely lifted across the country but then a local lockdown was reinstated in Manchester. Thankfully the new rules do not affect our access or ability to proceed. The University of Manchester started slowly reopening research facilities in phases aboutContinue reading “Experiment 3 Progress”
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Ladybird larvae in lockdown
By the time I finished the first pass of weeding, the pots at the beginning already had some new weeds sprouting, as shown in this photo of a pot that should be a soil blank. I ordered some fly paper when I first noticed the aphid issue – it isn’t particularly helpful against the onesContinue reading “Ladybird larvae in lockdown”
Microbial response to extreme climatic events 