Recent work
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Impacts of environmental stressors on bumble bee queen movement
We are testing for possible impacts of pesticides on the movement of bumble bees. We are doing this with the help of tiny radio tags that track their movement!
Learning their needs by tracking the bees
In this project we tagged spring bumble bee queens and late summer bumble bee queens to learn more about their movement behaviour, habitat selection, and about their nesting and overwintering habitat locations.
Pathogen risk to bumble bees across Canada
In this project we aim to identify regions in Canada where pathogen spillover from managed bees poses the highest risk to wild bumble bees, helping to prioritize conservation efforts.
Urban bees response to backyard gardens
We looked at the diversity of native bees in bee-friendly urban gardens in Kelowna, British Columbia, and to explore how garden characteristics and surrounding urbanization influence bee populations.
Does soil temperature predict bumble bee queen emergence in spring?
To test the impact of soil temperature on queen bumble bee emergence timing, we surveyed for bumble bee queens, while simultaneously measuring soil temperature at different depths.
