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Agricultural restoration for beneficial insect biodiversity
Alleyway cover-cropping in blueberries
Anthonomus rubi and associated parasitoids
Aphids and aphid-parasitoid dynamics in highbush blueberries
Blueberry farmland diversification for biocontrol of pests
Carbon allocation of constitutive extrafloral nectar
Effects of artificial light at night on insects and bats
Floral competition for pollination services
Insects as bioindicators in agriculture
Long term pest monitoring at the UBC Farm
Nocturnal pollinators of the Lower Mainland
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Matt Tsuruda, PhD student in the lab, shares the importance of having a wide variety of different insects on farms, and gives us a sneak peek into the colourful world of parasitic wasps for the Beaty Museum’s Agrobiodiversity series.
Jennifer Lipka, PhD student in the lab, shares about her research on bumblebee flower preferences, as well as insight to how bumblebee populations are doing around various farms in British Columbia for the Beaty Museum’s Agrobiodiversity series.
Bright ideas for more nature-friendly holiday lights
Daphne, MSc student in the lab, discusses the impacts of artificial light at night and shares simple tipes to make seasonal light displays friendlier to creatures at night.