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158 - Kara Maddox - Pollinators for the Masses (in English)

Kara Maddox is the Creative Director of Communications for the National Pesticide Safety Education Center (NPSEC). Kara’s responsibilities include developing and implementing communications & marketing strategies, managing digital content ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Nov 2020 | Podcast episode

Seventy percent of bees live in nests underground, not in hives

That tiny anthill you noticed may actually be the entrance to a ground-nesting bee family. A single female bee excavates a ground nest by using her saliva and tough mandibles to break up and move soil.

John Womack | Apr 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog

Leave behind some stems for bee habitat

Home gardeners can provide natural habitat for native bees by leaving behind the dried, pithy stems of shrubs such as raspberries, elderberries and hydrangea. It's in those stems that carpenter bees build their nests.

Leana Dickerson | Apr 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog

Species profile: Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bee

Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bee once was found in the mountainous areas of western North America from Colorado to Alaska. But there have only been a few observations in the past 20 years with the last one in 2017.

Jess Tyler | Apr 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog

Resin bees

Resin bees build above-ground nests out of plant resin or a mix of plant resin and stones. These freestanding nests, about one-third inch, accommodate one egg and may be attached to a twig, leaf, rock or other surface.

Tom Robertson, Julie Biddle | Apr 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog

Quinoa production for the Willamette Valley

In the Willamette Valley, quinoa adoption faces production, processing and marketing challenges. OSU Extension tested 17 quinoa varieties and four planting dates to identify the best options.

Kristine Buckland, Ann Rasmussen, Eliza Smith | Jul 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog

Manure application rates for forage production

This guide helps determine the proper rate of manure application for growing forage crops on dairies in Western Oregon with the goal of balancing nitrogen input and output via forage harvesting.

Troy Downing, Dan M. Sullivan | Apr 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog

What is this huge larvae in my mason bee box?

P: I found a chunk of dried mud with some larvae embedded in it. It was in our mason bee box, but way too big for mason bees. What could it be?

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152 – August Jackson – Steens (in English)

August Jackson is an Interpretation Coordinator at the Mount Pisgah Arboretum in Eugene, Oregon. He's also an instructor for the Master Melittologist program here. He is an avid photographer of native bees. He knows his native ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Oct 2020 | Podcast episode

154 - Josh Vlach - Invasive pests and pollinators (in English)

Josh is an entomologist with the Oregon Department of Agriculture. His primary work is to anticipate, detect, and prevent the establishment of invasive invertebrate pests. A good deal of this consists of visual identification of ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Oct 2020 | Podcast episode