entomology News Archive
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
Maclean’s: The invasion of the biting lady bug in Manitoba
November 7, 2017 —
“We grow up learning lady beetles are friendly. They’re in kids’ books,” Rochon says.