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Teenage Master Melittologist creates artwork for new Oregon license plate celebrating pollinators

Marek Stanton, 15, worked with Andony Melathopoulos, OSU Extension pollinator health specialist, and Sarah Kincaid, faculty research assistant, on the inspiration behind the drawing.

Kym Pokorny | Jan 11, 2023 | News story

230 - Eeraerts - Stocking honey bee colonies for the landscape

Dr. Maxime Eeraerts is a FWO postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Environment at Ghent University in Belgium. He talks this week about research he conducted as a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Lisa DeVetter’s lab working on blueberry pollination at Washington State University. .

Andony Melathopoulos | Jan 2023 | Podcast episode

Rare western bumblebee discovery will help scientists determine reason for decline

The discovery allows research collaborators in OSU Extension, the Oregon Department of Forestry, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and University of Oregon to research the western bumblebee to help determine why it is disappearing and how to stop its measurable decline.

Kym Pokorny | Dec 22, 2022 | News story

229 - Lu - Marker assisted selection 101 (for breeding honey bees)

Robert Lu is currently going into his second year of his MSc Biology at the University of Alberta. His research topic is the parasitic honey bee mite Varroa destructor - specifically, he is interested in developing novel ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Dec 2022 | Podcast episode

228 - Rinkevich - Are varroa resistant to amitraz?

Dr. Frank D. Rinkevich is a Research Entomologist with extensive training in insect toxicology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics. The goal of Dr. Frank's research is to provide a basic understanding of insecticide ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Dec 2022 | Podcast episode

227 - Lindsay- Matching plants to bees

Shianne Lindsay is a current master's student at the University of Nebraska in the department of entomology. She studies habitat restorations via pollinator seed mixes, and the plant-pollinator networks within them. By understanding ...

Dec 2022 | Podcast episode

Bees in the woods: Using solarization to control invasive species

This video describes the solarization process and how it promotes native plants and pollinator habitats.

Hayley Brazier, Jacob Putney, Brad Withrow-Robinson, Lauren Grand, Pat McAbery | Nov 2022 | Video Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Bees in the woods: Using prescribed fire to enhance pollinator habitat

This video discusses how the High Desert Museum uses prescribed fire to maintain forest health while still promoting pollinator habitats.

Hayley Brazier, Jacob Putney, Brad Withrow-Robinson, Lauren Grand, Pat McAbery | Nov 2022 | Video Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Bees in the woods: Seeding wildflowers

How to enhance pollinator habitat in your woods by seeding wildflowers. We describe how to find a good seed mix as well as when and how to seed.

Lauren Grand, Brad Withrow-Robinson, Pat McAbery | Nov 2022 | Video Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Bees in the woods: Promoting pollinator habitat at the High Desert Museum

This video uses the activities at the High Desert Museum as an example of how small woodland owners on the east side can promote pollinator habitat.

Hayley Brazier, Brad Withrow-Robinson, Lauren Grand, Pat McAbery, Jacob Putney | Nov 2022 | Video Peer reviewed (Gray level)