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- We have examined how vegetation and ground cover influence insect, spider, and bird communities.
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- We have documented large impacts of landscape surroundings on diversity of insects with stronger dispersal capability.
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- We have examined predation services in gardens.
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- We have documented >50 species of bees in urban gardens in the central California coast.
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- We documented that ladybugs display stronger site fidelity in gardens surrounded by more natural and open cover.
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- Our research documents that soil nutrients, plant density, temperature, and predator presence influence pest abundance in gardens.
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- We have surveyed gardeners to learn more about their motivations and well-being benefits derived from gardening.
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- We have studied bee parasites and pathogens like phorid flies, RNA viruses, and parasites shared by both honeybees and bumble bees.
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- We have monitored how local management and landscape surroundings influence the temperature and climate variability in gardens.
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- We have done participatory research to examine water use and conservation in gardens.
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- We have determined that bee and floral abundance benefits pollination services in gardens.
If you are interested in learning more about our urban garden research, please visit https://www.urbangardenecology.com/.