Landscape Ecology of Insects
Last week, we sat down together to talk about issues of diversity and inclusivity in our lab and in the broader field of Biology. The discussion was sparked by an earlier workshop led by UW–Madison’s Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI) and hosted by the Entomology Department. The workshop highlighted some ways in …
Hello everyone! My name is Mike Howe and I’m the newest member of the Gratton Lab. I got my BA in Biology at Gustavus Adolphus College and my Master’s in Entomology at University of Wisconsin–Madison with Kenneth Raffa. I will be continuing my work in forest entomology in combination with both Claudio and Ken. In …
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 …
Several of the Gratton Lab members travelled to Denver in early November for the annual meetings of the Entomological Society of America. Claudio helped to organize two symposia, while a few Gratton lab members gave talks. Brian Spiesman – talk entitled: “Landscape-scale resource continuity for enhanced biological control” Jeremy Hemberger – talk entitled: “Temporal resource …
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 …