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CBC Manitoba: Why insect-transmitted illnesses are emerging threats in Canada and beyond

September 11, 2023 — 
Why insect-transmitted illnesses are emerging threats in Canada and beyond

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A Lone Star tick (Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Winnipeg Free Press: Ticks that cause allergy to meat, dairy spotted in Manitoba

September 7, 2023 — 
Ticks that cause allergy to meat, dairy spotted in Manitoba

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A hand moves a sample under a microscope

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Faculty researchers tackle projects thanks to federal funds

September 5, 2023 — 
Researchers in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences received grants worth over $1.1 million in 2023 from the Government of Canada

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Jason Gibbs curates the the J.B. Wallis/R.E Roughly Museum of Entomology

CTV News: Seeing more wasps? Jason Gibbs, associate professor of Entomology explains why and what to do about them

August 10, 2023 — 
Jason Gibbs, associate professor in Entomology talked to ctvnews.ca about why we're seeing so many wasps and how to avoid them.

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Cattle graze in a field

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Cattle Country: Sustainable Agriculture – Exploring Net Zero, Indigenous Agriculture, Biodiversity

May 24, 2023 — 
The following article was written by Peter Frohlich, National Centre for Livestock and the Environment (NCLE), University of Manitoba. It was originally published in Cattle Country in May 2023.

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Top Crop Manager: Crop collaboration

January 11, 2023 — 
A Three Sisters project in Manitoba aims to increase diversity and build community.

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

CBC: It might bug you, but University of Manitoba’s insect collection is key to understanding the world

January 5, 2023 — 
The University of Manitoba is home to one of largest insect collections in Canada, a valuable tool which can help discover ways in which climate change is threatening biological diversity.

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Entmology MSc student Crystal Almdal stands on a forest path.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Q&A with Entomology grad student Crystal Almdal

June 20, 2022 — 
Her work on integrative pest management strategies may lead to more sustainable agriculture systems.

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A flowering strip planted between fields.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

Better Farming Prairies: Flowering habitat strips

September 29, 2021 — 
Research explores how planting flowering strips creates habitats for beneficial insects.

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CBC: Lack of bees poses big problems

July 30, 2020 — 
Crop yields found to be suffering in wake of decreasing bee populations, UM researcher and others report

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