TR News 344: Bugs in My Basement Freezer: And Other COVID-Conscious Changes to Pollinator Field Research

Over the past several decades, as insect populations have declined and natural habitats across the nation have disappeared, highway roadsides have emerged as critical sites of interest for pollinating insect conservation efforts. 

"Bugs in My Basement Freezer: And Other COVID-Conscious Changes to Pollinator Field Research," by Kaitlin Stack Whitney is one of the feature articles in the March-April 2023 edition (Issue 344) of TR News, TRB's magazine. It examines if reduced roadside mowing along state highways is associated with changes in pollinating insect abundance and habitat quality for pollinators.

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