Did you know..... February 11, 2022, is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Our lab marked the day with a selection of photos of our team members actively performing a variety of tasks supporting research in the field of Entomology!
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| Figure 1. Jennifer and Ross collecting insects in canola growing near McLennan AB in 2008 as part of the annual survey of the Peace River region (2003-present). |
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| Figure 2. Jennifer leading a school-aged tour through the Crop Services Building at the AAFC-Beaverlodge Research farm in June 2017. |
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| Figure 3. Amanda collecting wheat midge soil core samples from snow-covered wheat stubble near Rolla BC in April 2017. |
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| Figure 4. Shelby collecting a sweep-net sample in canola growing near Hines Creek AB in July 2017. |
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| Figure 5. Tessa using the stereomicroscope to sort and identify frozen insects from sweep-net samples collected in 2021 from alfalfa. |
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| Figure 6. Vicky hand-sorting frozen arthropods collected in alfalfa in 2021 using a paint brush. |
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| Figure 7. Jordon constructing vial storage for long-term cold storage of ethanol-immersed pitfall trap arthropods. |