Major interests: Honey bee biology; Insect behaviour and ecology 
 
Gard is trained as a population biologist.  He has studied swarming biology and  population dynamics of the Africanized  ("killer") honey bee; biology and control of  parasitic mites of honey bees; the ecology,  behaviour and evolution of various species  of honey bees in Asia; the effects of bee  size on behaviour; reproductive strategies  of rain forest butterflies; the influence of  army ants on leaf litter arthropods; and  annual bands on a tropical cactus. He has  done field work on bees and butterflies in  North, Central, and South America, and  Southeast Asia. 

He has taught Insect Behaviour, Field Entomology, Introductory and Advanced Apiculture, and several other field courses. He wrote and contributed photographs to "Butterflies of Algonquin Park."  

His favourite quote is: "You should know the taste of your study organism!"  

Gard organizes most of the activities in Field Entomology. Because of his training in experimental biology, he works with students to develop their ability to ask questions (formulate hypotheses) concerning insect ecology and behaviour. He is responsible for the field problem portion of the course.  
 

Major interests: Systematics of flies, particularly Sphaeroceridae; Evolutionary theory.  
 
Steve is the ultimate field entomologist. He  has a vast store of information on insect  natural history, such that he can tell a story  about almost any insect encountered in the  course. The majority of his work concerns  the systematics of flies in an attempt to  clarify the evolutionary relationships  between different taxa. In the process of  doing this he has described dozens of  species new to science. Steve is a noted  authority of bog insects in Canada. He has  extensive field experience in South  America, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. 

 He is the author and photographer of "Insects of Algonquin Park."  

His favourite quote: 
 "Living organisms can be classified as lower life forms (plants and vertebrates), higher  life forms (insects and other invertebrates), and perfect life forms (flies)!" 

Steve brings to Field Entomology a wealth of information on the natural history of insects. He is the driving force behind the identification of insects for the required insect collection.