Communications

Check out research findings from a study led by Matt Tsuruda, M.Sc. (PIEE lab PhD candidate) on the benefits of grassland set-asides for natural enemy insects in agriculture.

Buzzing with benefits: Short-term on-farm grassland set-asides support beneficial insects

BC Food Web, June 25, 2025

Sarah Knoerr, M.Sc., research technician in the Plant-Pollinator and Global Change Lab (PPGC), shares her research findings in two extension briefs.

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

UBC News, November 27, 2024

Daphne, MSc student in the lab, discusses the impacts of artificial light at night and shares simple tips to make seasonal light displays friendlier to creatures at night.

How to sneak biodiversity habitat into your farm’s forgotten spaces

BC Organic Grower, February 1, 2023

Carly McGregor, PIEE lab manager, discusses optimal management strategies to support biodiversity in marginal spaces on farms.