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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.
Hedgerows can be great ways to attract pollinators in agriculture and forestry settings. But how can such relatively small plantings impact pollinator abundance and diversity on larger scales? This week we dig deep into the science of how hedgerows contribute to pollinator health. Lauren Ponisio is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Entomology at… Continue reading
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Literacy on pollinator biology and ecology in the US is poor. But schools can be skittish about insects, especially bees, and teachers lack resources to make pollinator education come alive. This week we hear about an initiative that to get around these obstacles – The Bee Cause Project. Megan Swanson currently serves as the Programs… Continue reading
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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 Washington and BC and problems beekeepers have been having with European foulbrood.We are joined by Shelley Hoover, Jeff… Continue reading
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People living in cities are confronted by a range of pest problems, some of which impact pollinator health. This week we hear about an initiative to make science-based information on managing these pests clearer, more intuitive and easy to find. Solve Pest Problems is an initiative under development at Oregon State University Extension to develop… Continue reading
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The Pacific Northwest got not just one, but two great pollinator positions in 2019. Claire Kremen has moved her lab from Berkeley to the University of British Columbia and Corin Pease is the new regional Pollinator Conservation Planner at Xerces. In this show we hear about these new programs and what they have planned for… Continue reading
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