We found out this week that a proposal we submitted to study insects in urban landscapes was selected for funding by the North Central
IPM Center. This is a project I started last year that we will expand given this new funding. The study will focus on the community of beneficial insects found in community gardens and urban farms. We will study not only the diversity and abundance of species but also the biological control and pollination services they provide. We will measure how the amount and quality of green space in the surrounding landscape influences beneficial insects and their services. We will be working with several collaborators on this project including Dr.
Parwinder Grewal and Kevin Power (shown above) and Dr. Michel Walton of Cleveland State University.
Working in urban gardens is a ton of fun, not only do we get to meet the gardeners and collect interesting data, but the ice cream is delivered on-site!
We found out this week that a proposal we submitted to study insects in urban landscapes was selected for funding by the North Central IPM Center. This is a project I started last year that we will expand given this new funding. The study will focus on the community of beneficial insects found in community gardens and urban farms. We will study not only the diversity and abundance of species but also the biological control and pollination services they provide. We will measure how the amount and quality of green space in the surrounding landscape influences beneficial insects and their services. We will be working with several collaborators on this project including Dr. Parwinder Grewal and Kevin Power (shown above) and Dr. Michel Walton of Cleveland State University.
Working in urban gardens is a ton of fun, not only do we get to meet the gardeners and collect interesting data, but the ice cream is delivered on-site! 
Congratulations on your grant and good luck with your project!
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Thank you Michele!
ReplyDeleteHappy you received the money for this. I think the urban gardening projects are really a great idea.
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