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Soybean Pests Interact
We all have an intuitive understanding that organisms interact with one another, through such events as predation, parasitism, and even mutualism. It is easy for us to relate to plants and animals...
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Landscape structure influences pest predation at organism-specific spatial...
At which scale should conservation of non-crop habitat take place to sustain such important ecosystem services as the control of crop pests? To help understanding the consequences of land-use...
View ArticleBiocontrol in agricultural landscapes, simplified
Here, Mitch Teich, host of the Lake Effect on Milwaukee Public Radio, talks with Tim about how characteristics of the landscape affect natural pest control by beneficial insects.
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Modeling the causes and consequences of land-use change
Two papers, written by Gratton lab members, were recently accepted. Both are modeling papers that use GIS to examine the causes and consequences of land-use change. In Tim and Claudio’s paper, they...
View ArticleArticle on ecosystem service tradeoffs
Check out the nice article that the GLBRC Communications folks put together regarding a recent Gratton Lab paper about ecosystem service tradeoffs that come with working perennial energy crops into...
View ArticlePollinator Resources – Check it out!
We have put together a special page for pollinator specific resources! This page points farmers, other scientists, and anyone interested in pollinator protection to a collection of resources available...
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Waterfowl Production Area (WPA) public meeting
Last week, members of the Gratton lab attended a Waterfowl Production Area (WPA) public meeting. The WPA project is a multi-scale collaboration between US Fish and Wildlife Service Leopold Management...
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A year in the life of a field ecologist
Check out this story by Krista Eastman about bioenergy fieldwork in the Gratton lab! Fieldwork Season Nets Insects, Explores Bioenergy Crop Impacts-By Krista Eastman On a lightly overcast morning in...
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UW-Madison scientists seek alternatives to cranberry pollination
Jeremy Hemberger at the Arlington Ag Research Station. Photo credit: Arlington Ag Research By Emily Conover of the Journal Sentinel Cranberries are blooming this month in Wisconsin — each delicate...
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Gratton lab heads to ESA in Portland, OR
(from L to R) Tim Meehan, Emma Pelton, Tania Kim, Claudio Gratton, Brian Spiesman, Jeremy Hemberger Recently, the Gratton lab flew out to Portland, OR to attend the 37th Annual Entomological Society...
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Field assistants needed for bioenergy research in grasslands
Photo credit: GLBRC communications Photo credit: GLBRC communications Our bioenergy group is hiring motivated research assistants to work in prairie grasslands. Our project examines how local factors...
View ArticleBeeCam is live!
We now have a livestream to one of our research bumblebee colonies! Please visit the following to see them hard at work. A simple Livestream account or log in via Facebook is necessary to view, but...
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Live on Larry Meiller!
Jeremy prepares notes before the start of the Larry Meiller show on Wednesday, March 18th. Claudio and Jeremy were featured in a live interview on Wisconsin Public Radio’s (WPR) Larry Meiller show....
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2015 Field Season Preview
As summer approaches, here’s a preview of the our fieldwork projects… Pollinators in bioenergy landscapes: This project is trying to understand the impact pollinator conservation strips around...
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Modeling the causes and consequences of land-use change
Two papers, written by Gratton lab members, were recently accepted. Both are modeling papers that use GIS to examine the causes and consequences of land-use change. In Tim and Claudio’s paper, they...
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Welcome Amy Wray!
In January, Amy Wray joined the Gratton lab to work on a multi-disciplinary study examining the agro-ecological consequences of White Nose Syndrome (WNS) on bats in Wisconsin. In partnership with the...
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Hiring field assistants for spring/summer 2016!
The Gratton lab group is hiring field assistants for 2-3 different projects. Please follow application instructions at the bottom of each position summary—if you are interested in all projects, please...
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Gratton lab presents research at WI Ecology
Jeremy Hemberger, Savannah Bartel, and Anna Cates (Jackson lab) presented their research at WI Ecology‘s 19th Annual Spring Symposium. This symposium was organized by the graduate students of WI...
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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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