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I won't be at the upcoming bee meetings. I busted up my front teeth last
year, and I've just begun the reconstruction process. So, don't take my
absence as indifference.
For those of you going to ABF, I was asked to present at the Commercial
Sig breakout. I knew I wouldn't be able to attend, so I asked a colleague
from USDA Ames to talk about their work developing new lines of soybeans,
and their efforts to add bee attraction to the mix. I think he was then
asked by the Commercial Sig Program coordinator to address GMO issues.
Anyway, his name is Reid Palmer. Preliminary data indicates that there are
significant differences in bee attractiveness of some of the lines of soybean
he's working on. And, he's been looking into some of the GMO issues.
I ask that you make him welcome - it is his first bee meeting. FYI, we've
been involved in several studies this past year that suggest to us that in
development for many crops of new hybrids, GMO, etc., the aspect of
attractiveness and quality of the food resource to bees has been forgotten.
Reid has recognized this short coming, and is taking the bees into account in
his selections.
Good time to start a dialogue with someone who is doing the work. Reid
understands that bees benefit soybeans. He came to us to ask how he could
include the bee aspect into his program. He's now got a PERS (its an
assay, called proboscis extension) system from us, and he's getting interesting
results.
Thanks
Jerry
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