Ricardo Perez just arrived from Colombia to join us as the first official grad student in the lab! He is interested in which metrics of diversity are the best to predict biological control services by natural insect communities.
Welcome Ricardo!
Strawberries are being harvested!
A greenhouse full of strawberries with fruits starting to develop…a good sign that the pollinators in our 15 different farms did a great job! In this experiment we are investigating how landscape complexity, apple bloom and the local environment (in-field vs forest edge) affect pollination services in commercial and wild strawberries. This is a collaborative effort and Heather Connelly and EJ Blitzer are key players in this great experiment.
Thanks to all the undergrads and techs that are helping us to get this project working!
Halloween 2012
While the elementary school kids weren’t allowed to wear their costumes to school, the Thaler and Poveda Labs rocked out the Day of the Dead costumes.
Field season in Colombia
The field season in Colombia is going really well. The potato plants are growing in the different landscapes very well and we are travelling a lot. 