Winged Aphids on Pepper Plants: Identification
A small winged insect on a pepper plant is consistent with an aphid when it has a soft, pear-shaped body, long antennae and two short tubes called…
Founder of Alate.org
Founder and Publisher
Ronald E. Kiel
Founder of Alate.org | Independent Publisher | WordPress Content Manager
Portland, Oregon, United States
About
Ronald E. Kiel is the founder of Alate.org, an independent publishing website focused on clear, accessible and well-organized online content. He oversees editorial planning, website development and content quality across the site.
His work focuses on WordPress publishing, content organization, search visibility and improving the overall reader experience.
Experience
Founder and Publisher
Alate.org
January 2024 – Present
Portland, Oregon, United States
Oversees the editorial direction of Alate.org.
Plans and organizes website content.
Reviews articles for clarity and structure.
Manages WordPress publishing workflows.
Monitors site performance and usability.
Coordinates content updates and corrections.
Content Manager
Northbridge Digital Media
March 2020 – December 2023
Portland, Oregon, United States
Managed content calendars for informational websites.
Edited and formatted articles in WordPress.
Improved internal linking and content organization.
Reviewed pages for readability and consistency.
Supported basic search optimization tasks.
Web Content Assistant
Clearpath Publishing Studio
June 2017 – February 2020
Salem, Oregon, United States
Uploaded and formatted website content.
Maintained article categories and metadata.
Updated older pages and corrected broken links.
Assisted with routine website maintenance.
Education
Northbridge College
Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media and Communication
2013 – 2017
Skills
WordPress
Content Management
Editorial Planning
Web Publishing
Content Editing
Website Administration
Search Engine Optimization
Internal Linking
Content Strategy
User Experience Review
Languages
English — Native or bilingual proficiency
German — Limited working proficiency
Website
Alate.org
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All published articles by Ronald E. Kiel
A small winged insect on a pepper plant is consistent with an aphid when it has a soft, pear-shaped body, long antennae and two short tubes called…
Dampwood Termite Swarmers: What You Need to Know Dampwood termite swarmers are winged reproductive termites, also called alates, that leave a mature colony to pair, disperse, and…
Dealation is the loss or shedding of wings by an adult insect after a dispersal or mating flight. In practical insect identification, the term is used most…
An alate insect is a winged reproductive form produced by a mature colony, not a separate species. Its life cycle usually moves from colony production to winged…
In botany, alate means winged or furnished with a thin wing-like expansion. The term may describe a seed, fruit, stem, petiole, rachis, ovary, or other plant part,…
Some insects have wings because flight helps them disperse, find mates, escape local crowding, or start new colonies. Other insects lack wings because they belong to primitively…
Alate insects are winged forms; apterous insects are wingless forms. The difference is most useful when comparing reproductive ants and termites, winged versus wingless aphids, or insects…
An alate is a winged form. In entomology, the word usually refers to the winged reproductive stage of social insects such as ants and termites, and it…