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.
Spotlight
Events
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Seminar: The honey bee microbiome: Niche, pathogen defense and genome function
February 17, 2012
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TBA
February 21, 2012
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The Crooked Path to a National Bee Survey: Statistics, Logistics, and Personal Commitments
March 19, 2012
Center News
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Alexandra Herestofa receives the 2011 Dutch Gold Honey Scholarship February 1, 2012 In 2010, honey distributor Dutch Gold Honey and William and Kitty Gamber, of Lancaster, Pa., each contributed $50,000 to endow a fund to support undergraduate research in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
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The CPR, PDA, and PSBA Cooperate to Establish a Research Program Aimed to Benefit Pennsylvania Beekeepers. December 1, 2011 In the summer 2010, three organizations committed to honey bee and pollinator health, the Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association (PSBA), the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) and Penn State’s Center for Pollinator Research (CPR), created a new research fund to support applied research projects which would directly benefit beekeepers. The PA Pollinator Research Program received $10,000 from each organization. Furthermore, the Montgomery County Beekeepers, recognizing the potential benefit of the program, contributed to the fund and urged other small associations to donate as well.
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Maryann Frazier and Elina Lastro Niño Recognized by the Eastern Apiculture Society. December 1, 2011 This past summer the Eastern Apiculture Society (EAS) announced the recipients of its annual awards and two of Penn State’s own were honored. Maryann Frazier was presented with the Roger Morse Award for Extension, Education, and Regulation and Elina Lastro Niño was the recipient of the EAS Student Award.
