Last week MSc student Matthew Dean (co-supervised by the wonderful Erin Cameron at SMU) spent a few days in Victoria … More
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New Paper: Supplementing beef cattle diets with brown seaweed affects dung use by coprophagous beetles!
MSc Alumnus – Samantha Bennett recently published the first paper from her MSc. Sam’s thesis was looking at the downstream … More
Matt & Em Slay on Grad Research Day
Today, both Matt and Em completed their grad research day presentations. It’s always so rewarding to see a thesis come … More
New Paper: Dung beetles do not effectively reduce splash contamination of E. coli to leafy greens
Here at the Insect Biodiversity in Agroecosystems Lab – we’re big believers in better understanding the power of insects to … More
Welcome to the lab Carlie!
Carlie Ashton has joined the lab to work on using aerial yellowjackets as bioindicators of metal pollution for her BSc … More
New Paper: How to sustainably manage adult japanese beetles in ornamental plants.
The Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) is an invasive pest that causes all kinds of issues for many different people. One … More
Welcome to the lab Rochelle!
During a rather confusing and hectic time where Dalhousie Faculty Members were locked-out of buildings, labs, etc – we had … More
Big Week: ATC completed, MSc Defended!
July has started with a roar! While the team has been furiously un-sticking leafhoppers, carefully weighing out cow dung, and … More
New publication: Dung Beetles- What’s Going On Down There?
New publication alert! Research led by PhD student Alexe Indigo while she was an undergraduate has recently been published in … More
New Paper on Goldenrod Galls!
New research from our lab has been published – led by PhD student Alexe Indigo. Alexe brings a wealth of … More