We are a global team of scientists working together to understand how plant-herbivore interactions vary around the world. Below is a selection of photos of us and the plants and herbivores we study. You can find a list of all our collaborators and their institutions in our directory here. Our leadership team is here.

Shyam Phartyal and colleagues surveying Calotropis procera, Ruellia tuberosa, and Argemone maxicana in Bihar, India
Shyam Phartyal and colleagues surveying Calotropis procera, Ruellia tuberosa, and Argemone maxicana in Bihar, India

 

Elizeth Cinto Mejia and Jose Cinto Perez surveying Thymus vulgaris and Viscum album in north central Spain
Elizeth Cinto Mejia and Jose Cinto Perez surveying Thymus vulgaris and Viscum album in north central Spain

 

Hila Segre and Asaf Sadeh surveying Raphanus raphanistrum and other species in Israel
Hila Segre and Asaf Sadeh surveying Raphanus raphanistrum and other species in Israel

 

Ikponmwosa Egbon, Festus Omono, Cynthia Udeogwu, Eghosa Joseph Omoragbon, Afure Joan Ejomah, Charles Ogbebor, Osatae Egbon, Orhue Osasumwen Omoigui, Kelvin Ogbiede, and colleagues surveying Landolphia dulcis, gilletii Triclisia, and other species outside of Benin City, Nigeria
Ikponmwosa Egbon, Festus Omono, Cynthia Udeogwu, Eghosa Joseph Omoragbon, Afure Joan Ejomah, Charles Ogbebor, Osatae Egbon, Orhue Osasumwen Omoigui, Kelvin Ogbiede, and colleagues surveying Landolphia dulcis, gilletii Triclisia, and other species outside of Benin City, Nigeria

 

Judie Bronstein and Victoria Luizzi surveying Opuntia engelmanii in Arizona, USA
Judie Bronstein and Victoria Luizzi surveying Opuntia engelmanii in Arizona, USA

 

Anjel Helms, Micky Eubanks, and colleagues doing surveys in Texas, USA
Anjel Helms, Micky Eubanks, and colleagues doing surveys in Texas, USA

 

Will Wetzel and Mariah Meek surveying Apocynum androsaemifolium in a scree field in Wyoming, USA
Will Wetzel and Mariah Meek surveying Apocynum androsaemifolium in a scree field in Wyoming, USA

 

Frida Piper Busico and Caroline Dallstream surveying Gunnera tinctoria in Queulat National Park, Chile
Frida Piper Busico and Caroline Dallstream surveying Gunnera tinctoria in Queulat National Park, Chile

 

Marco Ferrante, Nora Haack, and Lucas Lamelas-Lopez surveying multiple species in Azores
Marco Ferrante, Nora Haack, and Lucas Lamelas-Lopez surveying multiple species in Azores

 

Carina Baskett and colleagues surveying in the Pyrenees in northeast Spain
Carina Baskett and colleagues surveying in the Pyrenees in northeast Spain

 

Luis Abdala-Roberts and colleagues surveying in Yucatan, Mexico
Luis Abdala-Roberts and colleagues surveying in Yucatan, Mexico

 

Sarah Barret, Susie Cramp, and Darcy Martin surveying in Western Australia
Sarah Barret, Susie Cramp, and Darcy Martin surveying in Western Australia

 

Warwick Allen surveying Taraxacum officinale in Christchurch, New Zealand with a feline friend
Warwick Allen surveying Taraxacum officinale in Christchurch, New Zealand with a feline friend

 

Yuval Sapir, Bella Sapir, and Tamar Keasar surveying irises in Israel
Yuval Sapir, Bella Sapir, and Tamar Keasar surveying irises in Israel

 

Angela Moles and Suz Everingham surveying an Acacia in Sydney, Australia
Angela Moles and Suz Everingham surveying an Acacia in Sydney, Australia

 

Jessica Lorena Vaca-Uribe and Katja Poveda surveying in Bogota, Colombia
Jessica Lorena Vaca-Uribe and Katja Poveda surveying in Bogota, Colombia

 

Haley Dole, Wissam Jawad, and Luke Zehr surveying Solidago canadensis in Michigan, USA
Haley Dole, Wissam Jawad, and Luke Zehr surveying Solidago canadensis in Michigan, USA

 

Carolina Quintero surveying in Northern Patagonia, Argentina
Carolina Quintero surveying in Northern Patagonia, Argentina

 

Chris Moore surveying Sanguinaria canadensis in Maine, USA
Chris Moore surveying Sanguinaria canadensis in Maine, USA

 

Rachit Singh surveying Geranium pratense in Jena, Germany
Rachit Singh surveying Geranium pratense in Jena, Germany

 

Mariana Chiuffo, Phil Hahn, and colleagues surveying in Montana, USA
Mariana Chiuffo, Phil Hahn, and colleagues surveying in Montana, USA

 

Luke Zehr surveying Fagus grandifolia in Michigan, USA
Luke Zehr surveying Fagus grandifolia in Michigan, USA

 

Ben Gooden found herbivore damage on the fruits of Solanum cinereum in Australia
Ben Gooden found herbivore damage on the fruits of Solanum cinereum in Australia