Integrated Crop Pollination May be Key to Success with Many Michigan Crops
Plan Bee
Plan Bee
Honeybees have been the first choice of growers across the United States to pollinate crops and improve the quality of their yields for nearly four centuries. Imported from Europe in the early years of North American colonization, honeybees became a…
Going Wild Could Improve Winged Workforce
Going Wild Could Improve Winged Workforce
Every spring in the United States, bees pollinate crops valued at about $14 billion. A Michigan State University professor and a team of scientists are using a five-year, $8.6 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to keep…
Apply for the 2016 Conservation Stewardship Program by March 31st
Apply for the 2016 Conservation Stewardship Program by March 31st

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.…

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Apple pollination relies on diverse wild bee communities
Apple pollination relies on diverse wild bee communities

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…

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Undergraduate REU Opportunity: Pollination services provided by native bees (Burlington, VT)
Undergraduate REU Opportunity: Pollination services provided by native bees (Burlington, VT)

Undergraduate REU Opportunity: Pollination services provided by native bees (Burlington, VT)

Posted January 2016 (Feb. 5th deadline):  The Ricketts lab at the University of Vermont is seeking undergraduate applicants for summer research assistant positions in the lab. Motivated undergraduate students are encouraged to apply for the NSF-funded 10-week Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)…

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Graduate Assistantships Available at USDA-ARS Pollinating Insect Research Unit (Logan, UT)

Posted January 2016: The USDA-ARS Pollinating Insect Research Unit in Logan, Utah, is currently recruiting graduate students for both M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs at Utah State University.  The PIRU is a national leader in pollinator research focused on native and…

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National Analysis of Wild Bee Abundance Highlights Areas of Concern
National Analysis of Wild Bee Abundance Highlights Areas of Concern

National Analysis of Wild Bee Abundance Highlights Areas of Concern

Read our Policy Brief: New Analysis of Wild Bee Abundance Highlights Areas of Concerns. In brief, the study highlights the following policy implications: • Counties with significant mismatch between crop pollination needs and wild bee abundance should be targeted for private and…

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Five New Articles on Pollinators from Penn State Extension
Five New Articles on Pollinators from Penn State Extension

Five New Articles on Pollinators from Penn State Extension

Members of Penn State’s Center for Pollinator Research, including Project ICP researcher Dr. Shelby Fleischer, and the Penn State Extension Vegetable and Small Fruit Team have collaborated to produce a five part series of Extension articles describing pollinators, pollinator threats and on-farm conservation strategies, including…

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