January 28, 2021
CPR graduate student Makaylee Crone discusses the upcoming launch of the PSU Arboretum's Pollinator and Bird Garden in Spring 2021
January 28, 2021
Mace Vaughan, Xerces Society Pollinator Conservation Program Co-Director, highlights programs that support bee conservation as part of PSU Entomology's Global Perspectives in IPPM seminar series.
January 21, 2021
Christina Grozinger, Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, will receive the National Academy of Sciences' 2021 Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences for her work addressing global declines in pollinator populations.
January 14, 2021
The Winter issue of PSU Extension's Pollinator Garden Newsletter features news stories written by Penn State Master Gardeners and CPR members. Read more about how to apply to the Pollinator Garden Certification Program here.
January 13, 2021
Wild bees are more affected by climate change than by disturbances to their habitats, according to a team of researchers led by Penn State.
January 7, 2021
This is another entry in our monthly updates from us here at Beescape!
December 22, 2020
Bumble bees found in low-quality landscapes — characterized by a relative lack of spring flowers and quality nesting habitat — had higher levels of disease pathogens, as did bumble bees in areas with higher numbers of managed honey bee hives, according to research led by Penn State scientists.
December 1, 2020
This is another entry in our monthly updates from us here at Beescape!
December 1, 2020
Animal pollinators provide an essential service to flowering plants, worldwide.
November 17, 2020
The Sustainability Institute at Penn State is hosting transdisciplinary symposia on biodiversity throughout the spring 2021 semester.
November 12, 2020
Join us February 1– 5, 2021, for our Virtual Graduate Student Recruitment Week
November 10, 2020
By definition and design, insecticides kill insects. The term “pest” is generally defined by a human-driven need and desire to eliminate an unwanted organism within a range of contexts. In agriculture, there will always be a need to protect crops from insect pest pressures.
October 30, 2020
Greetings, once again, from the Beescape Team! This is another entry in our monthly updates from us here at Beescape!
October 27, 2020
As the 2020 Dutch Gold Honey Undergraduate Scholarship recipient, I worked with Dr. Natalie Boyle, an Assistant Research Professor of Entomology, to create an insect photography project.
October 23, 2020
In February 2020, as part of a mutual effort to enhance a strategic partnership between the Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg and Penn State that dates back to 1998, the two universities announced the selection of two joint proposals for novel online classroom projects.
October 19, 2020
Join us for the Beekeeping Winter Webinar Series organized moderated by Tom Butzler, Robyn Underwood, and Margarita López-Uribe from Penn State Extension. These six webinars will cover a number of timely topics about beekeeping biology, basic and advanced management practices.
October 5, 2020
As the days get shorter and temperatures begin to drop this fall, there is still plenty of insect and pollinator activity to be seen. This October, monarch caterpillars and milkweed bugs can be observed munching on milkweed plant tissues, honey bees are making honey from fall goldenrod blooms, and katydids continue to sing each night.
October 5, 2020
Greetings, once again, from the Beescape Team! This is another entry in our monthly updates from us here at Beescape!
October 5, 2020
University Park campus practice has resulted in reduced carbon dioxide emissions and overall mowing costs, while providing stormwater protection and habitats for local wildlife
October 2, 2020
Our prototype non-lethal insect trap, developed in collaboration with Penn State’s Center for Pollinator Research, has successfully completed a month long deployment in Oregon.
October 2, 2020
The songs that crickets and katydids sing at night to attract mates can help in monitoring and mapping their populations, according to Penn State researchers, whose study of Orthoptera species in central Pennsylvania also shed light on these insects' habitat preferences.
September 25, 2020
Pollinator populations in the United States and throughout the world are in decline. Research shows that nearly one in four native bee species is imperiled and at increasing risk of extinction, while other pollinators such as butterflies, moths, beetles and various birds face similar threats.
September 24, 2020
FieldWatch® is a voluntary online program designed to help pesticide applicators view potentially sensitive crops and beehives in their area so they can make informed decisions when preparing to make an application.
September 23, 2020
In early September, 50 volunteers helped in the first major round of planting at the Arboretum at Penn State’s bird and pollinator garden, which has been under construction since 2019.
September 23, 2020
Rittschof received the award for her groundbreaking research on honey bee behaviors and how those behaviors contribute to honey bee health.
September 17, 2020
In light of emerging evidence showing how a commonly used class of insecticides can spread through the environment to pollinators, predators and other insects they are not intended to kill, researchers are warning about the potential for widespread environmental contamination.
September 15, 2020
Bee health is currently compromised in response to numerous environmental stressors including poor nutrition, exposure to pesticides, and climate change.
September 8, 2020
A newly launched center at Penn State will create a focal point for the study and conservation of insects and the ecosystems with which they interact.
September 2, 2020
Greetings, once again, from the Beescape Team! This is another entry in our monthly updates from us here at Beescape!
September 1, 2020
Center faculty members and Insect Biodiversity Fellow Codey Mathis created an app on pollinators
