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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

07 Sarah Common – Hive for Humanity: Keeping People Healthy with Bees

Today on the show we explore bees and their social impact. In 2012, Sarah Common co-founded Hives for Humanity Society, alongside her mother, Julia, in response to a gap she saw in opportunities for connection to nature, to ...

Andony Melathopoulos | May 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

04 Dr. David Lowenstein – Wild Pollinators in Urban Areas

Dr. David Lowenstein is a post-doc researcher at Oregon State University’s Department of Horticulture. Today we talk about Dr. Lowenstein’s fascinating research on urban pollinators during his time in Chicago. In this episode we...

Andony Melathopoulos | May 2017 | Podcast episode

03 Dr. Joseph Wilson – The Bees in Your Backyard

Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Utah, Dr. Joseph Wilson has coauthored a marvelous book called The Bees in Your Backyard. We discuss the book in detail in the interview, including how to tell bees apart ...

Andony Melathopoulos | May 2017 | Podcast episode

02 Dr. Elaine Evans – Citizen Science and Surveying Bumblebees

Today’s episode is all about getting the public involved in surveying and identifying different species of bees. Dr Elaine Evans is our guest. She’s the new Extensions Educator working on bee conservation at University of ...

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