Landscape Ecology of Insects
Gratton lab member Rachel Mallinger has created an online WI Wild Bee Guide for native bee species commonly found in the spring and early summer. The guide allows users to identify bee species using picture matching or a dichotomous key. The guide’s purpose is two-fold: allow people to identify bees themselves and act as a citizen-science tool …
The Wisconsin Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters recently featured a talk entitled “The Bee Crisis and Wisconsin: The Role of Native Bees” presented by Hannah for one of their Academy Evening Talks. The Wisconsin Academy is an independent, non-profit organization that connects Wisconsin people and ideas to foster dialogue on important issues. Hannah’s talk …
Hannah was interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio for an article about honey bee decline. To listen to the interview, click here.
Here is a nicely done piece by Eleanor Nelson of WPR and QuestScience on some of the bee work we do in the lab. http://science.kqed.org/quest/video/what-can-insects-teach-us-about-sustainability/ This was accompanied by a lovely video as well. Watch Meet the Natives: Wild Bees on PBS. See more from QUEST. I am sure we will be getting emails and …
The cover article in the most recent issue of Grow Magazine highlights some of the bee research going on around campus including Hannah’s research on native bees. Check out the full story here.