Hi all Much as would like to drive over to Cambridge to hear Dr. Lu preach to the converted, I will be at another event which promises to be at least as enlightening Center for Pollinator Research Symposium Agenda Monday, May 21, 2012 8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Overview of Center Christina Grozinger, Penn State University 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Controlling Diseases and Parasites of A. mellifera in East Africa by Letting Them Be Maryann Frazier, Penn State University 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Predicting Colony Survivorship from Deformed Wing Virus Titers Nancy Ostiguy, Penn State University 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Exploring the Impact of the Antiviral Drug Ribavirin on RNA Viruses in Honey Bees Michael Freiberg, Penn State University 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM The Formulation Makes the Poison: Inert Ingredients and Honey Bees Chris Mullin, Penn State University 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM The PA Pollinator Garden Certification Program Connie Schmotzer, Penn State University 10:15 AM - 10:40 AM COFFEE BREAK 10:40 AM - 10:55 AM A Stage-Structured Model of Honey Bee Colony Population Dynamics Assessing Impacts of Pesticides Wanyi Zhu, Penn State University 10:55 AM - 11:10 AM The Effects of Pesticide Exposure on Gene Expression and Chemical Communication in Honey Bees Dan Schmehl, Penn State University 11:10 AM - 11:25 AM From the Front Lines - The War Against Varroa Sarah Ashcraft, Penn State University 11:25 AM - 11:40 AM Chemical, Behavioral and Genomic Responses of Honey Bee Workers to Immune Challenge Holly Holt, Penn State University 11:40 AM - 12:00 PM Behavioral and Physiological Pollinator Responses to Soil Quality Enhancement Yasmin Cardoza, North Carolina State University 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM LUNCH (working lunch for NE IPM group) 105 Forest Resource Building Center for Pollinator Research Symposium Agenda 1:15 PM - 1:35 PM Pollinator Biodiversity, Global Change, and Ecosystem Services Rachael Winfree, Rutgers University 1:35 PM - 1:50 PM Pollinator Diversity and Orchard Practices in Pennsylvania David Biddinger, Penn State University 1:50 PM - 2:05 PM Native Bees Resource Utilization in the Pennsylvania Agroecosystem Sheena Sidhu, Penn State University 2:05 PM - 2:20 PM Effects of Supplementation and Landscape on Bumble Bees in Pumpkin Production Jessica Peterson, Cornell University 2:20 PM - 2:35 PM Using Plant-Pollinator Networks to Inform Conservation and Management Laura Russo, Penn State University 2:35 PM - 2:50 PM Beekeeping 101 Diane Espy, Penn State University 2:50 PM - 3:15 PM COFFEE BREAK 3:15 PM - 3:35 PM Managing Vegetation in Transmission Line Easements for the Benefit of Native Bees Kimberly Russell, NJ Institute of Technology 3:35 PM - 3:55 PM Seed Science and Technology of Non-crop Pollinator Series Alan Taylor, Cornell University 3:55 PM - 4:10 PM Topology of Plant-Pollinator Networks that are Vulnerable to Total Collapse from Species Extinction Colin Campbell, Penn State University 4:10 PM - 4:25 PM Observation as Outreach in Pollinator Gardens: A Bolivian Case Study Medora Ebersole, Penn State University 4:25 PM - 4:40 PM Family Learning Related to Pollinators: Supporting Complex Science Learning Outside of School Heather Toomey-Zimmerman, Penn State University 4:40 PM - 4:50 PM Pollinator Health Problems as Contested Illnesses: A Social Study of Knowledge Production Chloe Silverman, Penn State University 4:50 PM - 5:00 PM Closing Remarks Christina Grozinger, Penn State University *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm