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08 Dr. Sujaya Rao – Contrary Perspective to Native Bee Declines in Agricultural Landscapes: The Willamette Valley Experience

Today on the podcast talk about bumblebees in agriculture. Dr. Sujaya Rao is a Professor in Entomology at Oregon State University. Her research covers IPM in field crops and native bee pollinators in diverse cropping systems, ...

Andony Melathopoulos | Jun 2017 | Podcast episode

06 Dr. Dave Smitley – Protecting Pollinators in Urban Landscapes

Dr. Dave Smitley is a professor and researcher at Michigan State University. He works with the turf grass and nursery industries to deal with emerging pest problems, and the greenhouse industry to grow plants in ways that are...

Andony Melathopoulos | May 2017 | Podcast episode

05 Mike Burgett – Honeybee Pollination Markets

Mike Burgett is the Emeritus Professor of Entomology at OSU, where he has taught since 1974. He has conducted a huge amount of work on apiculture research, including a survey of beekeepers and growers in the Pacific Northwest...

Andony Melathopoulos | May 2017 | Podcast episode

01 Francis Ratnieks – The Benefits of Bees in Urban Areas

Welcome to the first episode of PolliNation Podcast. “A hairy vegetarian wasp.” That’s how professor Francis Ratnieks of the University of Sussex describes the bee. Professor Ratnieks has done a lot of research on bees, from...

Andony Melathopoulos | May 2017 | Podcast episode

Welcome to PolliNation Podcast

PolliNation is a podcast from Oregon State University Extension Service that tells the stories of researchers, land managers and concerned citizens who are making bold strides to improve the health of pollinators. You can Subscribe...

Andony Melathopoulos | Apr 2017 | Podcast episode