Researchers Look for Unique Ways to Collect Data as COVID-19 Changes Methods

An entomologist displays a dead Asian giant hornet, a sample brought in from Japan for research, May 7, 2020, in Blaine, Wash. Researchers are looking for unique ways to collect data as COVID-19 puts a dampener on the field research season. The Canadian Press/AP, Elaine Thompson

Aaron Fairweather has 27 colonies of ants to keep happy in the living room by getting the temperature, humidity and light just right although the environment at home may not feel quite as comfortable as in a lab.

The PhD entomology student from the University of Guelph said it was the only way to continue collecting data as COVID-19 puts a damper on research and labs can’t be used.