The big picture: using wildflower strips for pest control
They may be beautiful, but these strips prove pretty deadly for every farmer's mortal enemy: aphids
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Jennifer Swain
FIELD ECOLOGIST - INSECT BEHAVIOUR
Protecting Crops and the Environment
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Email
jennifer.swain@rothamsted.ac.uk
Location
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ
Tel
+44 (0) 1582 938 668
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Biography
Jenny is a field ecologist with key research interests in insect behaviour and the movement and ecology of insects in agricultural landscapes.
Jenny's expertise is in setting up and running large scale field trials using a range of insect sampling and monitoring techniques. She is experienced in insect rearing methods and maintains the honey bee colonies at Rothamsted Research. Jenny has worked on projects which include using harmonic radar to track bees across landscapes, and testing LIDAR field sensors for monitoring and identifying pest and beneficial insects of oilseed rape.
Recent work has included multi-site experiments on commercial farms to test field scale combinations of innovative, nature based and agritech farming systems, to help support UK agricultures transition towards net-zero emissions and enhanced biodiversity.
Awards
- 1997 - Bachelor (Hons) Environmental Studies, University of Hertfordshire, UK