entomology News Archive
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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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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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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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How Stuff Works: What’s the difference between a hornet and a wasp?
October 9, 2019 —
Entomologist Jason Gibbs helps readers of How Stuff Works understand the difference between wasps and hornets.
![Speyeria atlantis (commonly called Atlantis Fritillary) were collected by former U of M dentistry professor William Christie](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_0192-150x150.jpg)
A valuable gift of butterflies
May 9, 2019 —
A former dentistry professor donates a rare collection of butterflies that may answer questions science has yet to ask
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
NPR: World’s Largest Bee Is Spotted For First Time In Decades
February 22, 2019 —
You'd think the world's biggest bee would be easy to find.