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.
Latest News
January 11, 2022
Bug of the Month: January
We are hopping into the new year by highlighting the differential grasshopper, Melanoplus differentialis. This factsheet was produced by Insect Biodiversity Center graduate student fellow Francesca Ferguson
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January 3, 2022
Honeydew contaminated with systemic insecticides threatens beneficial insects
Neonicotinoids and other systemic insecticides can contaminate honeydew, which is an important food source for beneficial insects in agroecosystems, according to an international team of researchers.
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January 3, 2022
Scientists Uncover the Evolutionary Genetic Pathway That Colors Bumble Bee Stripes
Roar supercomputer provides computational power for data-intense gene expression studies.
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January 3, 2022
Entomologist of the Month: January
Margaret S. Collins was the first African American woman to earn a PhD in entomology, specializing in termite diversity. She was also a civil rights activist. This factsheet was produced by Integrative Pollinator Ecology graduate student Sean Bresnahan.
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Spotlight
Pollinator Garden Certification
Certify your pollinator-friendly garden with the Penn State Master Gardeners.
Beescape
Get a bee's eye view of your landscape.
The Pennsylvania Pollinator Protection Plan (P4)
The P4 provides recommendations for best practices and resources to support and expand pollinator populations.
Bee Extension
Get up-to-date information about diverse pollinator species, and how to manage and protect them.
