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How to encourage mason bees?

Q: I believe that Mason bees are actually using my little Mason bee house. I am so excited! What should I do to make them happier? Should I provide them with water?

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Beneficial bats help control insects in the garden

Their voracious appetite for insects turns them bats into a living pesticide that saves farmers billions of dollars a year and helps rid our backyards of insects like mosquitoes, moths, grasshoppers, flies and beetles

Kym Pokorny | May 12, 2023 | News story

Ground bee identification?

Q: I have bees in my lawn. There’s a little mounds/holes that they come out of. Is it okay to get rid of them? How do I do that? Thank you.

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236 - Vanderpool - (Very) wet start to PNW beekeeping

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 | Apr 2023 | Podcast episode

235 - Kulhanek - Washington's new Pollinator Health Research and Extension Program!

Dr. Kelly Kulhanek joined the WSU Bee Program as a postdoctoral researcher in 2020 and recently began a new role as Assistant Professor of Pollinator Research and Extension. She is building a program based on regular ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Apr 2023 | Podcast episode

OSU Extension Master Gardeners plant plots to help save Oregon silverspot butterfly

OSU Extension Master Gardeners have planted two small silverspot butterfly beds at the Master Gardener demonstration gardens in Lincoln City and Yachats to draw the silverspot to a friendly place for food and shelter.

Kym Pokorny | Mar 15, 2023 | News story

Shrubs and Trees for Bees

Habitat loss is a factor in the decline of native bees. Planting key plants in yards and gardens may be one way to improve habitat and help these species recover. Learn how to increase the number and diversity of flowering plants that support bees with a look at this list of native trees and shrubs.

Sandy DeBano, Andony Melathopoulos | Mar 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

234 - Goldstein - Colony strength and blueberry pollination

Lauren Goldstein is an M.S. student at the Michigan State University Department of Entomology. Supervised by Dr. Rufus Isaacs, she studies blueberry pollination by honey bees. Specifically, she is exploring the relationship between ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Feb 2023 | Podcast episode

233 - Hill - The Latest Buzz

Elizabeth (Izzy) Hill is the Pollinator Coordinator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, housed within the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS). In this role, she promotes collaboration and communication across USDA agencies, the ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Feb 2023 | Podcast episode

232 - Shannon - Do adjuvants influence bee health?

Brandon is a master's student researcher in the Environmental Sciences Graduate Program at TheOhio State University. He is originally from Jacksonville, Florida, and received his undergraduate degree in chemistry at the University of ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Feb 2023 | Podcast episode