Upcoming Events
Pesticide-Pollinator Workshop
Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Presenting from Pennsylvania State University/Center for Pollinator Research:
• Maryann Frazier, Pennsylvania state extension entomologist - A survey of recent research findings regarding honey bee health
• Dr. James Frazier, Professor, Department of Entomology - Synergistic and sublethal effects of pesticides on honey bees
Presenting from the USDA-ARS Honey Bee Pollination Lab in Tucson, Arizona:
• Dr. Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman, Research Director - Do pesticide contaminants alter the microflora in healthy honey bee colonies?
• Dr. Diana Sammataro - Beneficial lactic acid bacteria microflora of honey bees
• Dr. Kirk Anderson - Microbiota in the stored food sources of social insects
• Dr. Mark Carroll - Varroa mite attractants; potential solution for varroa mite/viral challenges to honey bees
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International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy
July 24-28, 2010.
Keynote Speaker:
May Berenbaum, Professor and Head, Department of Entomology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Sunday, July 25th
Morning Session: Behavioral Ecology
Monday, July 26th
Morning Session: Evolving Policies on Pollinator Risk Assessment and Conservation
Afternoon Session: Status of Pollinators Worldwide
Evening: Reception at the Penn State Arboretum
Tuesday, July 27th
Morning Session: Impacts of Environmental Toxins
Afternoon Session: Disease Ecology
Evening: Posters with Reception
Wednesday, July 28th
All day Symposium: Conservation and Ecological Applications of Native Pollinators
[I will be attending both of these events, and look forward to talking with many of the key players. Hope to see you there]
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