When Tropentag goes to Ghent
Marwa was train hopping from Bonn to Beautiful Ghent the other day ,yet on another insects related trip. Tropentag 2018 just took place on the 17th to the 19th of September and this time it was hosted by the University of Ghent in Ghent, Belgium. For those wondering what Tropentag is, it’s the “Annual interdisciplinary …
A quest for insects along the trail of the ‘Game of Thrones’
Despite its dragons, dire wolves and white walkers, the Game of Thrones world isn’t quite as make-believe as it may seem. In fact, its capital, King’s Landing, is almost entirely filmed in the very real—and very beautiful—city of Dubrovnik, Croatia. Well, I happen to have visited Dubrovnik recently and while many people flock every summer to this …
Black Soldier Fly Expert Panel Discussion
I was honored to take part in a very interesting Black Soldier Fly Expert Panel Discussion as part of the Ento Nation podcasts series. I will not write any further details so I would give you the chance to hear all about it via the link below ☺️ I promise, it will be super fun to …
Ento Nation Podcast: The Lady of the Flies
I am back again with an update and a new link this time 😃 You will not only read about my research but rather get to hear my voice talking all about our research with the Black Soldier Flies. I was the Ento Nation’s podcast guest this week and I enjoyed conversing with the Cricket Man. …
Farewell to a dancing ’17. Hello to a grand ’18
Here, we reach that time of the year, when we somehow slow down from within. Winter didn’t arrive that early this year and we were still experiencing autumn like weather at a time it used to be snowing several years ago. Well, that doesn’t have to be a bad thing at all, we still had …
Beautiful Endings…New Beginings
Two years ago, the idea of spending two years on a field research in Kenya seemed overwhelming. Yes, it seemed like forever and it seemed a bit risky. The 6 months prior to traveling to Kenya, Marwa was fully absorbed in preparations. She was planning her research and reading more about a place she never visited …
Will bugs save our life: A conference on the importance of edible insects in East Africa
Sunday, late at night, Marwa finally returned to her Kenyan home after a wonderful experience in Berlin. Monday morning and just few hours later, she got up and exchanged the winter clothes in her suitcase with summer ones. She was exhausted, yet excited, sleepy but rather spent the night sleepless. As she walked out of …