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Member Symposium: The Bee-Soil Interface: Exploring the Role of Soils in Wild Bee Nesting and Success

Tuesday, November 17, 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
200 D (Convention Center)
Organizer :
Alexandra Harmon-Threatt


1:50 PM
Factors associated with nesting: Are we measuring the right things?
Hillary Sardinas, University of California ; Claire Kremen, University of California
2:10 PM
Soil, flower, and nest microbiomes in ground nesting bees
Quinn McFrederick, University of California
2:30 PM
Where the wild bees are: The effects of prairie management on soil characteristics and bee nesting
Brittany Buckles, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Alexandra Harmon-Threatt, University of Illinois
2:50 PM
Withdrawn
3:10 PM
Break
3:20 PM
Farming practices affect nest site selection and productivity of native soil-nesting bees
Margaret Scampavia, University of California ; Neal M. Williams, University of California ; Ed Lewis, University of California
3:40 PM
Soil-borne pollutants and their impact on bee health and pollination ecology
Kristen Hladun, University of California ; John T. Trumble, University of California
4:00 PM
Manipulating soil temperatures to influence brood emergence in the alkali bee
Amber Vinchesi, Oregon State University ; Douglas Walsh, Washington State University
4:20 PM
Assessing the soil legacy of insecticides: Are we creating ecological traps for ground-nesting bees?
Nicholas Anderson, University of Illinois, Urban-Champaign ; Alexandra Harmon-Threatt, University of Illinois
4:40 PM
Extreme nesting substrates of the bee group Anthophora (Heliophila): Volcanic ash and sandstone
Michael Orr, Utah State University ; Hilary Erenler, University of Northhampton ; Terry Griswold, USDA - ARS
5:00 PM
Fires effect on bee phenology, plant phenology, interactions and seed set
Alexandra Harmon-Threatt, University of Illinois ; Raelene Crandall, Washington University in St. Louis
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