Today was the day of the tour at the entomology lab at NC State. We arrived at the building at 10 o’clock on the dot and first got to sit down with the professor and hear him and Mr. Self talk for a little bit. This helped a lot for my understanding of how the business works and what they are exactly trying to do. After they were done talking, a graduate student named Grayson gave us a tour of the entire building. We got to see all sorts of machinery such as two different centrifuges and water distillers. We also got to go into the breeding room for mosquitos where Grayson just stuck his arm into a box of them. We also got to see some of what they were working on but we were not allowed to take pictures and I don’t think I am able to talk about it. This trip was really exciting and helped to give me insight into more of what the professors are trying to accomplish.
Mr. Self’s dog Lyda. She is completely attached to him and he takes her everywhere!
A box of mosquitos that Grayson had previously experimented on and was keeping alive.
My workspace after lunch, we are no longer in the conference rooms!