Landscape Ecology of Insects
See a video made about the Gratton Lab’s research on native bees, land-use change and agricultural management. This video was created and published for UWRightNow, a multimedia project that aims to capture as much about UW–Madison life as possible through videos, stories, and images collected in a 24-hour period. Link to video: http://uwrightnow.wisc.edu/posts/2522
During the past week, the Gratton Lab members attended the annual Entomological Society of America national conference in Knoxville, TN. We had two car loads drive the 12 hours down to TN , with both presenters and non-presenters in attendance. This was the first time some of us (Maddy, Emma, Kaitlin) had been to this …
Read David Tettenbaum’s article about the trials of honey bees, and Hannah’s research into the possibility of native bees picking up the slack.
Hear an interview with Hannah, describing the troubles of honey bees and the possible value of native bees for agriculture.
Get the news on Hannah’s work on pollination of cranberry flowers by native bees.