Welcome to the KOB Pollinator Ecology Research Page
Research Highlight
Summer 2025 was very busy with several new graduate students working on projects, along with two monarch interns collecting field data on monarchs and floral microbes.
We're currently working on four projects. One is related to hover flies, bees, and butterflies in conservation practices near agricultural fields.
We're also looking in the fields to find the pollinators within corn, soybean, and alternative crops like peas and buckwheat.
Within perennial systems, we are examining how remnant and reconstructed prairies support plants and butterflies, depending on management and landscape context.
As always, we're always looking for ways to increase resources and space for pollinators in all land uses across Iowa.
Current Opportunities
No current opportunities are available.
Undergraduate Opportunities
Undergraduate students from Iowa State may have additional opportunities to conduct independent research. If you would like to join the lab through some of the programs offered by the University including Science with Practice, University Honors Program, or another Undergraduate Research Opportunity, please reach out!