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The OSU Pollinator Health Program focuses on designing, developing, implanting, and evaluating a state-wide pollinator health strategy; The Oregon Bee Project. The focus of the Oregon Bee Project is not restricted to the Oregon’s four managed pollinator species (honey bees, alfalfa leafcutter bees, orchard mason bees and alkali bees) but also to the state’s rich endowment of wild species. Over the coming months we will be working with partners to develop the Oregon Bee Project website with other state agency partners to provide a round-up of tools for pollinators in Oregon.
The program is currently working on:
The position arises from an initiative from the Oregon Legislature to improve pollinator health in the state (see House Bills 3361 and 3362).
Thank you, Oregon for taking these steps to protect pollinators!
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Links to ODA Pesticide and Fertilizer Program and ODA Oregon Bee Project.
Links to OSU Master Gardener program, Master Beekeeper program, and Master Naturalist program.
Link to OSU Entomology Program.
Hannah Levenson is a North Carolina native with a diverse research background ranging from working on reef degradationin The Bahamas to the impacts of pesticide applications on honey bee hives in South Dakota. Now she is a graduate student in Entomology with a co-major in Biology at North Carolina State University working under Dr. David… Continue reading
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Dr. Mia Park is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Biological Sciences Department at North Dakota State University, Fargo. Dr. Parks research asks, Who are our wild pollinators? How are they impacted by anthropogenic disturbance? How can we manage landscapes in a manner that supports their abundance and health?. Current projects focus on benefits of pollinator… Continue reading
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Although we estimate there are 500 species of bees in Oregon, there has never been a concerted survey of the states bees. Without even a checklist of species, it is very difficult to know whetherthe health of Oregon bees is improving or declining. The Oregon Bee Atlas represents the first steps towards confronting the gulf… Continue reading
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In this episode, Aaron Anderson, a Ph.D. student in the OSU Department of Horticulture, talks about his research on gardening with native plants. Under the direction of Dr. Gail Langellotto, Aaron is researching native plants that support ecosystem services; that gardeners find attractive, and that they wouldwant. Currently, Aaron is running a large field trial… Continue reading
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Dr. Elina L Nio’s research interests are broad and range from understanding reproductive processes involved in queen bee mating to developing and evaluating new control methods to combat Varroa mites. More recent research efforts have focused on understanding benefits of supplemental forage crops within agricultural systems. In her extension role, Nio is overseeing the recently… Continue reading
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