Zach Balzer is a PhD student at Western University studying the invasive populations of
Reticulitermes flavipes in Ontario, Canada. The main goal of his research is to determine how bottleneck effects impact invasive populations by comparing the behavioral and genetic changes of these populations to native populations. Before beginning his work on termites, Zach received a BSc and MSc from the University of Saskatchewan studying the life history of Stylops (Strepsiptera) and the anatomical impact these parasites have on their mining bee hosts (Andrena).
