Congratulations to the Buckeye football team who defeated ichigan 27-9! What a win and something to be thankful for! We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and safe travels no matter what team you support 🙂

Congratulations to PhD Student, Madison Von Deylen, who won 2nd place at ESA’s Graduate 10-Minute Presentation: PBT, Ecology and Reproductive Biology! She was one of many Ohio State researchers to be acknowledged for their work and we are so proud of her well-earned achievements!

Despite flight cancellations and long travel days, the Meuti Lab finally reached the Entomological Society of America’s (ESA) 2025 meeting in Portland, OR!

Megan, Madison, and Carly each presented talks, connected with new and old colleagues, and took advantage of northwestern weather to see some redwoods! We are so grateful to have the opportunity to share our research and the Meuti Lab is incredibly proud of all those who attended!

Despite an excellent conference, it’s always nice to get a break and take in the sites! Hoyt Arboretum was lovely!

Madison presenting her research.

Carly was able to catch up with fellow Valpo alumni, Sarah Black!!

Members of the Meuti and Gardiner Labs teamed up this weekend to run the Columbus 5k and half-marathon for Nationwide Children’s Hospital! Great job to everyone who finished their run and supported our community 🙂

Members of the Meuti and Gardiner Labs were fortunate enough to get a tour of OSU’s C. A. Triplehorn Insect Collection! For people who aren’t bugged by bugs, this was such a treat! You don’t have to study insects to appreciate this collection though. It’s a great resource with over 6 million specimens to take in! We highly recommend a visit – the museum has an annual open house and you can reach out for tours here!

This week was the CFAES Annual Research Forum and Poster Competition!

The Meuti lab was fortunate to have TWO undergraduates present at this event 🙂

Astery Maradiaga, our Undergraduate Visiting Scholar from Honduras, presented her work “Where do all the mosquitoes go in winter?”

Alma Anzalone presented her work, “Identifying seasonal differences in the transcript abundance of seminal fluid proteins in male tiger mosquitoes.” She was a 1st place winner in the insect category!

Our lab would not be the same without the hard work and creativity that undergrads bring to the lab 🙂 We are so happy they were able to share their work, and we are so proud of their accomplishments!

Alma (right) puts her poster up with Carly (left). Alma came in 1st place in her category!

Astery shares her work 🙂

The College of Arts and Science recently announced recipients of college-wide awards for research, teaching, mentoring, and service.

PhD student, Madison Von Deylen (Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology) won the Graduate Student Award for Teaching Excellence!

Madison is a dedicated lab instructor who has prioritized undergraduate education. We are so proud of all her work and the effort she applies to outreach and education. Congratulations, Madison! We are so happy you’ve been honored with this award!!

Congratulations to Hannah Dehus who successfully defended her Master’s thesis work, “Investigating urban mosquito ecology and mosquito management.” We are so incredibly proud of Hannah and all of her hard work over the years!!

She has been such a wonderful lab member and we’re going to miss her. However, we’re very excited to see her continue her research on mosquito management in urban areas as she pursues her PhD at OSU. Congratulations again, Hannah! Enjoy the bright future ahead of you! 🙂

Hannah prepares her thesis defense!

Hannah (left) with a very proud mom (center) and sister (right). Congrats, Hannah!

A huge congratulations to Chloe Chiu who successfully defended her Master’s thesis work, “Uncovering reproductive consequences of seasonal differences in mosquito ejaculate.” After graduating Chloe plans to pursue a career in the pest control industry, possibly in Singapore where she has extended family.

We are so incredibly proud of Chloe and all her hard work over the last 2 years. We are going to miss her terribly but we are looking forward to seeing all the amazing things she’s going to accomplish 🙂 Congrats again, Chloe!!

The faces of some VERY proud parents 🙂

This week, Hannah and Chloe presented their research at the annual American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) meeting! The meeting was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico this year.

Chloe Chui presented her work, “Uncovering reproductive consequences of seasonal differences in mosquito ejaculate.” Hannah presented her work, “Are efforts to conserve urban bees increasing risk of mosquito-borne disease?”

We are incredibly proud of our students and wish them the best in their student competitions! Congratulations on all your hard work, Hannah and Chloe!

Hannah gives her talk at AMCA 2025.

Chloe gives her talk at AMCA 2025.