Thilina is an MSc student studying the alpha taxonomy of Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) for western North America.

Steve is an MSc student studying the alpha taxonomy of Protandrena (Pterosarus). Stay tuned for the revision!

Kirstyn is an MSc student studying the endangered butterfly Oarisma poweshiek. Southern Manitoba is one of only two locations it occurs. She is studying its growth and the potential effects of climate change on development.

Kathy is contributing to studies of longitudinal trends in North American bees., curating bees in WRME, and photographing interesting species. She recently graduated with her BSc and continues as a technician in the lab part time.

Ellen is working on her BSc while assisting in surveys of Manitoban wildlife management areas as part of Manitoba Critical Wildlife Habitat Program contract.

Emily completed her MSc. She surveyed 64 sites in southern Manitoba for wild bees. She examined how landscape effects wild bee diversity and pollination networks. Her project was funded through a collaboration with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Brandon Manitoba. Emily is currently working for the Canadian Grains Commission working on insects related to these important commodities.

Reid completed his MSc. He who combined his interest in beetles with the lab focus on bees to examine how the diversity and abundance of insects that carry out ecological functions change in response to different management strategies in tall grass prairies. Reid is currently a sessional lecturer at the University of Manitoba and a former technician in the Department of Entomology.

Aro is an NSERC USRA student working on how green spaces affect pollinator diversity in the City of Winnipeg. She is now working at the Manitoba Museum.

Phoenix is a former NSERC-USRA and honour's student who measured bee intertegular distances to see how size is affected by pollen use and landscape. She is currently an MSc student in Soil Science at the University of Manitoba.

Jade completed her honours thesis on the diversity and nesting habits of wild bees in Birds Hill Provincial Park. Jade is currently the Secretary for the Entomological Society of Manitoba.

Alanna completed her honours thesis on landscape effects on bee communities. She graduated from UM and took a position in industry with Cargill.

Leah graduated from UM and is currently exploring her many options.

Olivia was an undergraduate volunteer. She left the lab to expand her horizons.

Mikyla graduated and moved on to a MSc degree in Biology at the University of Manitoba

Sydney surveyed bees along a landuse gradient east of WInnipeg. She is currently an MSc student in the Department of Entomology working with Dr. Kyle Bobiwash. She's still into bees!

Amber was a lab technician who took a position at Genome Prairie and now works as a curatorial assistant at the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnida and Nematodes

Cassidy worked on DNA barcoding bees for taxonomic projects and to improve understanding of Manitoba's wild bee fauna.