Landscape Ecology of Insects
We are now accepting applications for a part time, temporary Outreach Specialist position to begin in April 2021 and continue for ~6 months. This position will work with our WiBee project, developing and presenting online materials to promote the program to the targeted audiences, engaging with users, and creating summary reports. Our lab is based …
We are now accepting applications for full-time seasonal field assistant positions to begin around June 1, 2020, or earlier, and continue for 10 to 16 weeks (depending on the position). Our lab studies the links between insects, landscapes, and their conservation in support of healthy ecosystems and human well being. Specific projects are listed on …
Much of the research we do in the Gratton Lab focuses on the pests and pollinators of agricultural crops grown in Wisconsin. Former lab member Emma Pelton (M.S. 2015) did her research on an invasive fruit fly, the spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii), which is a recently introduced pest of soft-skinned fruit and a potential …
We’ve recently welcomed a few new members to our lab group. Here is a short introduction. Olivia Bernauer joined the lab in June as a lab technician. She is a 2014 graduate of UW-Madison and recently finished her M.S. degree at the University of Maryland in the lab of Dennis van Engelsdorp. Can you tell …
Recently, lab technician Olivia Bernauer and post-doc Hannah Gaines Day put together a brochure about the wild bee pollinators found in Wisconsin apple orchards which was handed out to apple growers at the 2017 Field Day at one of our research partner farms, Green’s Pleasant Springs Orchard. This brochure summarizes information about the most important …