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83 Harry Vanderpool – Talking to Pesticide Applicators About Bees

Harry Vanderpool has been a beekeeper for 25 years in the south hills of Salem, Oregon. Vanderpool Farms is now a family operation providing pollination services and farm direct honey. Harry has served as Vice President and ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Jan 2019 | Podcast episode

88 Rebecca Perry and Grace Cope – The Benefits of Golf Course Flower Patches Depends on Course Management

This week we are joined by Rebecca Perry and Grace Cope from Dr. Adam Dale’s Landscape Entomology program at the University of Florida. Rebecca is a graduate student whose masters project focused on conserving monarch ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Mar 2019 | Podcast episode

122 – Alberta Agriculture and Forestry – What Happened in 2019?

What happened in 2019 when it came to Apiculture? We visit the Apiculture unit at Alberta Agriculture and Forestry in Lethbridge to find out. Hear about highlights from Apimonida, the introduction of an Asian giant hornet in ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Dec 2019 | Podcast episode

27 Sarah Johnson – Bumble Bee Decline and Recovery

Sarah Johnson is the lead biologist for Wildlife Preservation Canada’s Native Pollinator Initiative. WPC is a nation-wide organization focusing on hands-on recovery initiatives for critically endangered species, and the pollinator ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Nov 2017 | Podcast episode

61 Dale Mitchell – Oregon’s pesticide incidence reporting system

Beginning in 2013, Oregon faced a series of bumble bee poisoning incidences associated with pesticide use on linden trees. In response, the Oregon Legislature passed the Avoidance of Adverse Effects on Pollinating Insects bill.

Andony Melathopoulos | Jul 2018 | Podcast episode

52 OSU Research Retinue – Mowing or mowing less: What helps the bees more?

The OSU Research Retinue reviews a research study that garnered a fair amount of press this month on the connection between lawn mowing frequency and bee abundance and diversity. The study, led by Susannah Lerman from USDA ...

Andony Melathopoulos | May 2018 | Podcast episode

108 – Rosalyn Johnson – Bio-diverse and drought-tolerant gardens

In this episode we talk with Dr. Rosalyn (Ros) Johnson from Yardbio.com about how to establish local, native, and drought-tolerant species in backyards to support pollinators and wildlife. After Dr. Johnson earned her degree in ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Aug 2019 | Podcast episode

48 Travis Owen – The Amateur Anthecologist

Travis Owen is a self-described nature enthusiast with a passion for pollination ecology and the role of pollinators in the environmental context of Southern Oregon. His passions have grown and evolve over time. In his twenties ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Apr 2018 | Podcast episode

126 – Casey Hale – Bees that are parasites on other bees

When you think of a bee you probably think of an insect hard at work growing its nest and pollinating plants. But over 10% of bees are kleptoparasites; bees that don’t build their own nests, but are parasites on other bees.

Andony Melathopoulos | Jan 2020 | Podcast episode

41 Rose Kachadoorian – What States Are Doing For Pollinator Health

Rose Kachadoorian is a Pesticide Regulatory Leader with the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and oversees efforts involving pesticide registrations, certification and licensing of pesticide applicators, endangered species, and other ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Feb 2018 | Podcast episode