My research team conducts primary ecological studies proposed on insect-insect and insect-plant interactions here, work that's elucidate key mechanisms driving changes in composition and diversity over time, as well as potential avenues for mitigating negative impacts in our forests. Species interactions underpin the invasion theories of enemy release and biotic resistance, which are a major thrust of my core research. Temporal patterns of community restructuring and quantitative shifts in species interactions that occurs between communities with and without invasion are of interest, especially in the restoration of southern Ontario's mixed wood deciduous forests. Results from this primary research adds to our understanding of community rewiring following forest invasion and at the applied level, helps to direct management strategies for non-native insect species.