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Native Plant Picks for Bees

Pollinator gardeners grow more than flowers. Increasing numbers of gardeners are supporting struggling insect populations by growing plants attractive to bees. One of the best ways to attract bees native to your ...

Aaron Anderson, LeAnn Locher, Jen Hayes, Mallory Mead, Signe Danler, Diane Jones, Gail Langellotto | Sep 2022 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Northern giant hornets in Oregon?

Q: Have residents of Arlington reported Asian giant hornet sightings? Several of my co-workers at the solar-farm have seen a large dark orange hornet starting in July, much like the pictures on the Internet. Can one of your entomologists come and verify if we are seeing the Asian giant hornet?

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219 - Labuschagne - Living through a Varroapocolypse

Dr. Renata Labuschagne joined the Alberta Beekeepers Commission (ABC) in 2019 as the Alberta Tech Transfer Program lead. Before joining the ABC team, Renata was a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Steve Pernal’s apiculture research lab...

Andony Melathopoulos | Aug 2022 | Podcast episode

218 - Casey Holland - What the heck does IPM mean (in New Mexico)?

Casey Holland was born and raised in New Mexico and is currently the Farm Manager at Chispas Farm, a 4 acre urban farm located in the heart of Albuquerque, NM on occupied Tiwa land. We grow over 120 varieties of fruits...

Andony Melathopoulos | Aug 2022 | Podcast episode

Native bee interactions with plants

Learn which pollinators are attracted to various flowering plants.

Aug 2022 | Collection

Creating native bee habitat in the landscape

Learn how to support bee populations on your property with advice from Melittologists.

Aug 2022 | Collection

217 - O'Shea-Wheller - Are varroa resistant bees ready for primetime with the POL line?

I am a research fellow based at the University of Exeter in the UK, interested in the ecology, behavior, and epidemiology of social insects. Currently, I am involved in projects examining the relative drivers of honey bee ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Aug 2022 | Podcast episode

How can I support the endangered Monarch butterfly?

Q: I recently read in the news that the Monarch Butterfly was added to the endangered species list. What can I plant in my garden to help the butterfly? I read that milkweed plants are their natural habitat. Yesterday I ...

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216 - Yang and Henle - Machines learning to classify insecticides as toxic to bees

Ping Yang and Adrian Henle are graduate students at Oregon State University in Cory Simon's research group, studying the application of novel machine learning techniques to predicting properties of chemical systems.

Andony Melathopoulos | Jul 2022 | Podcast episode

Eco-friendly lawns require forethought to attract pollinators

Transitioning from an all-grass lawn to a flowering lawn is challenging.

Kym Pokorny | Jul 15, 2022 | News story