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Field Season 2016 is underway!
The Gratton lab is back in the field working on projects already this year! Post-doc Hannah’s project on Apple pollination is underway, and crews have been out at orchards across southern Wisconsin...
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Pollinator Management for Apple Growers
Over the past decade, honey bees in the United States have experienced unprecedented declines. Scientists believe that these bee losses are caused by a variety of factors including pesticide...
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Welcome to our newest lab member, Tracy!
Recently, Tracy Campbell joined the Gratton lab (co-advised by Chris Kucharik) as an Agronomy Master’s student. Tracy will be working with Claudio and Chris to organize a symposium on the use of...
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Bat Week Highlights with Amy Wray
While many spend the final days of October perfecting Halloween costumes and nibbling on sweet treats, bat enthusiasts around the country gather for the annual Bat Week: October 24-31, 2016. This...
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New Publication: When biocontrol doesn’t work
Soybean aphid, Aphis glycines (Photo Claudio Gratton) Much of the research conducted in our lab focuses on beneficial insects in agricultural landscapes. Specifically, we investigate how the type and...
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Wild about Bees: Kiley Friedrich on Native Pollinators & Their Interactions...
Bees are among the most frequently studied animals, and yet there remains a vast amount of knowledge to be gained about these important pollinators. In this exclusive interview, Kiley Friedrich from...
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New lab paper: “A Landscape View of Agricultural Insecticide Use across the...
Modified from Meehan and Gratton 2016 Insecticide use across the US has increased from 1997 to 2012, according to a recently published paper by Tim Meehan (former UW research associate) and Claudio...
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Talking Science: 2017 conferences thus far
The Gratton lab has been busy these past couple of months presenting research at regional and national meetings. Here are examples of our 2017 research presentations ranging from bee behavioral...
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Publication highlight: Research suggests invasive fruit fly not a problem for...
Much of the research we do in the Gratton Lab focuses on the pests and pollinators of agricultural crops grown in Wisconsin. Former lab member Emma Pelton (M.S. 2015) did her research on an invasive...
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Pastures as Potential Pollinator Habitat
Graduate student Skye Bruce studies the effects of grazing on butterfly communities. Check out this blog post Skye wrote for the Grassland 2.0 project! Skye surveying a cattle pasture for butterflies...
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