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Member Symposium: Pollen Analysis in Bee Research: Sharing Discoveries, Methods, and Resources

Wednesday, November 18, 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
204 AB (Convention Center)
Organizers:
Juliana Rangel
Pierre Lau
Morgan Carr-Markell
Chia-Hua Lin


1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
Pollen coefficients and unifloral honey types
Vaughn Bryant, Texas A&M University
1:54 PM
Pollen identification as a tool in studies of bee ecology
Laurence Packer, York University ; Bahar Salehi, York University ; Scott MacIvor, York University
2:13 PM
Comparing the suitability of the ITS2, matK and rbcL loci for pollen metabarcoding
Rodney Richardson, The Ohio State University ; Chia-Hua Lin, The Ohio State University ; Juan Quijia Pillajo, The Ohio State University ; Natalia Riusech, The Ohio State University ; Karen Goodell, The Ohio State University ; Reed Johnson, The Ohio State University
2:32 PM
Floral resources used by honey bees in a corn-soybean agro-ecosystem
Chia-Hua Lin, The Ohio State University ; Paityn Monagan, Metro Early College High School ; Reed Johnson, The Ohio State University
2:51 PM
Analysis of pollen collected by honey bees, Apis mellifera, in developed areas
Pierre Lau, Texas A&M University ; Juliana Rangel, Texas A&M University ; Vaughn Bryant, Texas A&M University ; Ana Cabrera, Bayer CropScience ; Daniel Schmehl, Bayer CropScience ; Joseph Sullivan, Ardea Consulting ; Zachary Y. Huang, Michigan State University ; James D. Ellis, University of Florida
3:10 PM
DNA barcoding of pollen with next-generation sequencing: Guidelines and prospects
Berry J. Brosi, Emory University ; Karen Bell, Emory University ; Kevin Burgess, Columbus State University
3:48 PM
Break
3:55 PM
Identification of Mid-Atlantic pollen collected by honey bees
Deborah A. Delaney, University of Delaware ; Owen Cass, University of Delaware
4:33 PM
The effects of drought stressed sunflower pollen on the ability of honey bees to combat Nosema ceranae
Andrew Garavito, Graduate Student ; Dennis vanEngelsdorp, University of Maryland
4:52 PM
Pesticides found in pollen and nectar collected by honey bees in urban environments
Juliana Rangel, Texas A&M University ; Pierre Lau, Texas A&M University ; Vaughn Bryant, Texas A&M University ; Ana Cabrera, Bayer CropScience ; Daniel Schmehl, Bayer CropScience ; Joseph Sullivan, Ardea Consulting ; Zachary Y. Huang, Michigan State University ; James D. Ellis, University of Florida
5:11 PM
Using pollen identification to determine which native prairie species honey bees, Apis mellifera L., use as major sources of food
Morgan Carr-Markell, University of Minnesota ; Marla Spivak, University of Minnesota ; Margaret McDermott-Kubeczko, University of Minnesota
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