US Forest Service

Madison Crawford, who received her bachelor’s and master’s in zoology and physiology from University of Wyoming, poses in front of a bee poster in Lusha Tronstad’s office. Crawford led a study that tested the hypothesis that wind turbine color attracts insects. She was lead author of a paper that was published recently in the journal Western North American Naturalist. (Photo by Lusha Tronstad.)

Avian, Regional Roundup, Western Region

UW research points to bug benefits from changing color of wind turbines

While the large white rotor blades of wind turbines may catch the eye, they also could be attracting insects due to their light color. Read More