Welcoming Spring, Sunshine and Sydney!

Things are finally warming up here in Knoxville and the Russo Lab is very eager to get outside and enjoy it. Our excellent undergraduate, Sydney Baldwin (left image) spent some time getting her hands dirty at the Feed A Bee plots at the UT Gardens. 

We would also like to acknowledge the other MVP of the Russo Lab, our lab vehicle Xyxy, short for Megachile xylocopoides (right image). We loaded her up with 16, 20lb bags of mulch and 12, 40lbs bags of compost and she only squeaked a little! 

Here's a (few mulch specks in your water bottle) toast to Field Season 2021!