The February 16, 2018 issue of Science magazine included new papers from some Project ICP collaborators. Rachael Winfree’s lab (including Jason Gibbs as a co-author) provides a new analysis of how wild bee species turnover influences how bee diversity affects…
Apply for the 2016 Conservation Stewardship Program by March 31st
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the 2016 application and renewal period for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), the nation’s largest conservation program for working lands. The program provides farmers and ranchers with annual payments for implementing specific conservation activities on their land.…
Apple pollination relies on diverse wild bee communities
A new study from Cornell University, co-authored by Project ICP researcher Jason Gibbs (Michigan State University), finds that apple pollination in New York orchards is more related to diversity of wild bee communities than the abundance of honey bees. The authors observed and…
Orchard Bee Association Annual Pollinator Symposium and Expo
People who are interested in bees and the challenges they face can learn more at the 2015 International Orchard Bee Association Meeting and Pollinator Symposium and Expo, held October 1-3. The annual meeting of the Orchard Bee Association (OBA) will…
Annual Orchard Bee Association Symposium
Click Here to read about the 2014 OBA Symposium.
New Steps to Protect Pollinators, Critical Contributors to Our Nation’s Economy
Today, President Obama issued a memorandum directing U.S. government agencies to take additional steps to protect and restore domestic populations of pollinators, including honey bees, native bees, birds, bats, and butterflies – critical contributors to our nation’s economy, food system,…
Bees have met the enemy, and it’s us
The insects humans rely on for pollination suffer from the effects of ‘civilization’ Read the full article here.