Landscape Ecology of Insects
A nice article from our labmate Kaitlin Stack Whitney in the American Scientist about some common misconceptions people have about pollinator health, declines, and conservation. http://www.americanscientist.org/blog/pub/6-misconceptions-about-saving-the-bees
Postdoc Christina and graduate student Kiley were guests on The Perpetual Notion Machine, a science radio show, on 89.9 WORT FM, a public community radio station here in Madison, WI on May 7th. They discussed their research, the ongoing work on the state pollinator plan, and how Madisonians and Wisconsites all over can get involved …
There is good reason to be concerned about reports of worldwide pollinator decline. We owe gratitude to flower-loving birds, bats and bees every time we give a bouquet to a loved one, take a sip of orange juice, or put ketchup and mustard on our hamburgers. The plants that produce most of our favorite flowers, …
All good things must come to an end. Last week, Emma Pelton presented her research for the UW Madison Department of Entomology Seminar Series. This seminar highlighted her work for a Joint Master’s degree in Entomology and Agroecology. Her work on Spotted Wing Drosophila has gained much attention in recent years due to growing pest …
By Hannah Gaines Day In academia, we have a time honored approach to publication known as peer review. This is a rigorous process by which scientific papers are carefully and critically reviewed by an anonymous group of fellow scientists before being published in a scientific journal. Popular media, on the other hand, is not …