CFAES’s 2018 Bee Lab Webinar Series kicks off when biologist-author Olivia Carril presents “Identifying Common Bees of the Great Lakes Region” from 9-10 a.m., April 18. Carril is the co-author of The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America’s Bees (Princeton University Press, 2015), which the Bookseller Buyer’s Guide calls “The ultimate bee book for bee enthusiasts and experts alike.”
native bees
The case of the disappearing bee
Elizabeth Long, assistant professor in CFAES’s Department of Entomology, presents “Death by Dust? The Case of the Disappearing Bee” at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 5, in the Wooster Science Café series. Long was a co-author of a 2017 Journal of Applied Ecology study that reported that neonicotinoid insectides, when used to protect corn seeds after planting, pose risks for honey bees.
Beans and bees
“Dozens of species of pollinators have been found in soybean fields around the country. This project is trying to get a handle on what’s out there in Ohio fields.” Here’s how you can help.
New pollinator planting at Ohio State Mansfield
What can you grow under electric transmission lines? Plants for butterflies, bees and other pollinators are one idea. A new multi-partner project, called A Monarch Right-of-Way: A Pollinator Demonstration Plot, is underway at Ohio State’s Mansfield campus, and CFAES’s Marne Titchenell and Denise Ellsworth are part of it. Continue reading New pollinator planting at Ohio State Mansfield
ABCs of bee ID
CFAES offers a handy identification guide to the bees of Ohio (pdf). It’s from the Agricultural Landscape Ecology Lab of Mary Gardiner, a CFAES bee expert and a speaker at the March 14-15 Power of Pollinators Short Course.
Can bumbles bounce … back? Workshop looks at health of native bees
OARDC, CFAES’s research arm, will host The Power of Pollinators Short Course March 14-15. It’s a workshop on the biology, conservation, and identification of native bees (such as the bumble bee, for instance, shown here). It’s for anyone interested in bees, the work they do, and how we can help them, including farmers, gardeners, beekeepers, and naturalists. Details here. Register here.