Landscape Ecology of Insects
In January, Amy Wray joined the Gratton lab to work on a multi-disciplinary study examining the agro-ecological consequences of White Nose Syndrome (WNS) on bats in Wisconsin. In partnership with the Peery Lab and the Wisconsin DNR, this project will include acoustic monitoring of bat activity, next-generation sequencing of bat guano collected by citizen scientists, …
Gratton Lab member Kaitlin recently gave a research talk as part of the Ecology Seminar series for the Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area, a consortium of 15 private liberal arts colleges in and around Chicago. The schools share a biology colloquium. This fall, the seminar series is located at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois. …
If you noticed higher prices or fewer raspberries at your local farmer’s market this fall, you’re not alone. Wisconsin raspberries faced a new pest, Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) this year and the big question is: where is it now and will it return? Native to Southeast Asia, Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) is a fruit …