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Special Sunday Afternoon Special Edition of Wednesday Nite @ The Lab: “Predator Insects and Wasps: Their Role and Benefits
February 5 @ 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Speaker: Ben Iuliano Entomology
Description: Ben Iuliano joins us from the UW Entomology Gratton Lab to discuss wasps and other predatory insects in our gardens. In understanding these misunderstood insects, we gain a better sense of how to maximize the health of our urban ecosystems. He suggests as preparation we should check out the article in the New York Times on “Why you should plant a garden that’s wasp friendly” (They are the best organic pest control around!)
Bio: I am broadly interested in landscape agroecology, insect ecology, predator-prey interactions, and the political economy of agriculture. My dissertation work will investigate how the spatio-temporal continuity of prey resources in the landscape affect predator population dynamics and biological control services, using ladybird beetles as a model system. I also hope to incorporate social science methods to relate these landscape dynamics to stakeholder decision-making and farm policy.
Explore More:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/13/realestate/why-you-should-plant-a-garden-thats-wasp-friendly.html
https://twitter.com/beniuliano
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2. The WN@TL YouTube channel
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