Landscape Ecology of Insects
Kiley and Jade are headed off to Virginia for the summer! In partnership with GLBRC, Pheasants Forever, and FDC Enterprises, they are examining how different types of pollinator strips planted along margins of switchgrass fields (e.g., high floral diversity (like the one pictured), low floral diversity, and no strips) influence pollinator communities and pollination services. …
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 …
Kaitlin has been awarded a 2015 Graduate Peer Mentor Award from the UW Graduate school! Congratulations to her for her dedication to training some of the very talented undergraduate scientists our lab is fortunate to host. Additionally, thank you to Kaitlin for helping guide some of the newer graduate students and always providing a wealth …
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, …