Science communication

In the Media

TV

Can we survive an insect crisis? The Agenda, TVO. November 2022

Radio

Study investigates favoured fall menu of monarch butterflies. In Town and Out, CBC Radio. 10 September 2022.
Why researchers are keeping tabs on European Common Blue butterfly. CBC Ottawa Morning Radio show. 21 July 2021.

Print interviews

Researchers probing the drinking habits of monarch butterflies that fuel an epic journey. Ottawa Citizen, 9 September 2022.
Global warming is mixing up nature's dinner time, study says. Associated Press, April 2018.
'Leads to a mismatch': Climate change may be putting the natural world out of synch. The Canadian Press, April 2018

Blogs

Butterflies plant preferences may be changing- and in an unexpected direction. Canadian Wildlife Federation. 25 May 2023

Recorded talks

Public talks

A conversation with artist Valérie Chartrand about insect declines. Mentoring Artists for Women's Art, April 20 2023. Video

Ontario Invasive Plant Council conference. January 2023.

The role of non-native plants in the nectar diet of the monarch butterfly. Heather Kharouba
Using invasion history to quantify equilibrium in over 250 invasive plant species in North America. Maisy Roach-Krajewski (Authors: M. Roach-Krajewski, H. Kharouba, T. Smith)
Reconstructing the 130-year history of dog-strangling vine in North America. Tyler Smith (Authors: Sharla Foster, H. Kharouba, T. Smith)

Toronto Entomologists' Association member's meeting. November 2022
Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists member's meeting. Nature Talk. March 2022

Research talks

Ecological Society of America. August 2020

Public science writing

Plain language summary for Foster et al. 2022: pdf
Kharouba, H.M., and Rivest, S.A. Challenging the paradigm of non-native species. The Conversation Canada. 22 February 2023
Kharouba, H.M. The role of non-native nectar in the diet of Monarch butterflies. Wild Pollinators Partners, 2 February 2023
Foster, S. Does Hypena opulenta prefer DSV grown in the sun or does it thrive better on shade-grown plants? Trail and Landscape Oct-Dec 2021. pg 170.
- Short summary: Ottawa Field Naturalists Club. 7 October 2019.

Upcoming talks

August 2023. Finding glimmers of hope in insect conservation in the face of climate change. BIMBY speaker series. David Suzuki Foundation. Contact H Kharouba for more details.