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Member Symposium: The Nascent Mason Bee Industry: Researchers, Entrepreneurs, and Agriculturists Partnering for Pollination Solutions

Sunday, November 15, 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
200 A (Convention Center)
Organizers:
Cory Stanley-Stahr
Derek R. Artz
Moderators:
Derek R. Artz
Cory Stanley-Stahr


8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:10 AM
Developing alternative manageable bee species for crop pollination
Corey Andrikopoulos, Utah State University ; James H. Cane, USDA - ARS ; Diane G. Alston, Utah State University
8:32 AM
Crop pollination studies with the blue orchard bee, Osmia lignaria, in Canada: Winners and losers
S. Frier, Royal Saskatchewan Museum ; Cory Sheffield, Royal Saskatchewan Museum
9:16 AM
The influence of floral enhancements on the reproduction of Osmia lignaria in almond orchards
Derek R. Artz, USDA - ARS ; Theresa L. Pitts-Singer, USDA - ARS
10:00 AM
Break
10:10 AM
Withdrawn
10:32 AM
Pesticide exposure risks for blue orchard bees in managed systems
Andi Kopit, Utah State University and USDA-ARS-PIRU ; Theresa L. Pitts-Singer, USDA - ARS ; Ricardo Ramirez, Utah State University ; John J. Adamczyk, USDA - ARS ; Blair Sampson, USDA - ARS
10:54 AM
You are what you eat: The effects of pesticides and diet diversity on mason bees in apple
Mary Centrella, Cornell ; Bryan N. Danforth, Cornell University ; Katja Poveda, Cornell University ; Eleanor Blitzer, Cornell University ; Laura Russo, Cornell University
11:16 AM
Withdrawn
11:38 AM
Concluding Remarks
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