Center for Pollinator Research
The Center for Pollinator Research at Pennsylvania State University is committed to developing and implementing integrative, multidisciplinary approaches to improving pollinator health, conservation, and management for ecosystems services through research, education, outreach and policy.
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Entomologists are exploring the causes of a massive die-off of the honey bee population, from viruses and mites to the role of pesticides on bee health and behavior.
June 13, 2013
“To the bee, a flower is a fountain of life, and to the flower, a bee is a messenger of love,” wrote poet Kahlil Gibran. Whether or not love is involved in the exchange, the evolutionary dance between pollen-transporting honey bees and nectar-producing flowers is one of nature’s most extraordinary symbiotic relationships, a hundred million years in the making.
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Final Agenda Announced for Penn State International Conference on Pollinator Health
June 12, 2013
Early registration continues for the International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy as conference organizers have announced the final agenda.
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Penn State's Jim and Maryann Frazier featured on BBC News
May 16, 2013
Skip forward to 17:50 in the broadcast to hear Matt Well's piece with Jim and Maryann