Landscape Ecology of Insects
Congratulations to former Ph.D student and now post-doc at University of Kentucky, Jamin Dreyer, for receiving the Entomological Society of America’s Science Policy Fellowship. See details on the program and the announcement below: http://www.entsoc.org/sci-pol/esa-science-policy-class-of-2014 http://www.entsoc.org/sci-pol/esa-science-policy-fellows-program
Potential opportunity for graduate study in the lab to work on Bats, white-nose syndrome and insect pests in Wisconsin agriculture. See the official listing in the Opportunities page.
By Emily Conover of the Journal Sentinel Cranberries are blooming this month in Wisconsin — each delicate blossom awaiting a visit from a bee to pollinate it before the plants can produce their famously tart, red berries. To ensure the flowers are pollinated, cranberry farmers need bees — lots of bees. Farmers typically hire beekeepers …
Check out this story by Krista Eastman about bioenergy fieldwork in the Gratton lab! Fieldwork Season Nets Insects, Explores Bioenergy Crop Impacts-By Krista Eastman On a lightly overcast morning in early June, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) and UW–Madison entomologist Claudio Gratton’s team of researchers and technicians file into a passenger van and …
Kiley Friedrich has been with the Gratton lab for over a year now, working on projects with Rachel, Emma, Tania, and Brian. This fall she starts her MS in Agroecology/Entomology and will be working on pollinators and biofuels. Kaitlin recently chatted Kiley up about her background and hopes for her degree. Where did you grow …