3rd Place Finish in Entomology Grant Challenge

Mar 05, 2019

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3rd Place Finish in Entomology Grant ChallengeThanks to your support, the Entomological Society of America has awarded this project an additional $225 for having a large number of backers in the Entomology Grant Challenge. I'm truly humbled by everyone's generosity. This means more research supplies and prototypes of decoy flowers to test for invasive insect control, and more research experiences for undergraduate students. 
Today, I also received a permit from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to conduct this work. All systems are a go!  
 

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Susan HullettBacker

I call that 2nd runner up! Go Alyssa!

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About This Project

Can we trap invasive weevils and protect the federally-threatened Pitcher's thistle?

Lawrence University

Pitcher’s thistle is a rare native plant that is found only one place in the world; the sand dunes of the Great Lakes. The invasion of a seed-eating weevil further threatens the plant's extinction. We will conduct a mark-recapture study to learn more about weevil dispersal and test the use of sticky, 3-D printed decoy flowers as a management strategy. This study has important implications for Pitcher's thistle conservation and invasive insect management.