My lab focuses on understanding the ecology of beneficial insects in agro-ecosystems and the greater landscape. Our goal is to better characterize the landscape and resources utilized by insects to understand how land management might affect insect community composition and ecosystem service delivery. The focus of the lab is primarily on pollinating insects but students interested in other taxa (insect predators and parasitoids) are encouraged to apply.
Crop pollination management
Pollinator ecology across disturbance and latitudinal gradients
Development and evaluation of managed pollinators for agriculture
Resource use of beneficial insects
Palynology
The valuation of ecosystem services provided by beneficial insects
Effects of landscape on insect community composition
Northern insect ecology and biodiversity
First Nation agricultural practices and land management
Ecosystem service and biodiversity in perennial agriculture
