Landscape Ecology of Insects
We are now accepting applications for a part time, temporary Outreach Specialist position to begin in April 2021 and continue for ~6 months. This position will work with our WiBee project, developing and presenting online materials to promote the program to the targeted audiences, engaging with users, and creating summary reports. Our lab is based …
Gratton lab member Kaitlin was recently invited by American Scientist to write a brief response to the federal strategy to protect pollinators put forth by the interagency Pollinator Health Task Force in May of this year. In a post for their Macroscope column, she discusses what she sees as the pros and cons of the …
Post by Christina Locke and Claudio Gratton We are often asked about neonicotinoid pesticides, or “neonics”, and their effects on bees. Neonics are the most widely used insecticides globally, and are in the news a lot these days due to concerns about their effects on birds, fish and beneficial insects including pollinators. Some countries, states …
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 …
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 …