To help meet the challenge of protecting pollinators, several faculty and staff at Iowa State University (ISU) and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship formed the Iowa Pollinator Conservation Working Group (IPCWG) in 2013. This group reflects a partnership with colleagues and stakeholders from across the state. Members include scientists and educators with a focus on pest management, and members studying novel ways to conserve pollinators and other insects within an agricultural landscape. Read more about
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Recent Publications
- Prairie restoration: putting the pieces back together to achieve
- Effects of prescribed fire and grazing on insect populations.
- Prairie management for invertebrates.
- Can poor nutrition affect bee health and colony collapse?
- Both sides now: forging links between grassland conservation on protected areas and private lands.
Iowa State Bees Instagram
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Friday, January 18, 2019 - 12:59pm
Sticky like cotton candy, the webbing from a wax moth (Achroia grosella) infestation is, for lack of a better term... Pretty gross. #beesofinstagram #honeybee #bees #beekeeping #honeybees #hives #beekeeper #apiary #iowastate #beeresearch #entomology #honey #apismellifera #soybeans #prairie #extension #iowa #moth # larvae #ew #gross
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Friday, January 11, 2019 - 9:48am
Trying out the tilt-weigh method to measure hive mass as part of our overwintering research. We are looking at the effects of wrapping and insulation on hive overwintering success. @ashleylstclair #beesofinstagram #honeybee #bees #beekeeping #honeybees #hives #beekeeper #apiary #iowastate #beeresearch #entomology #honey #apismellifera #soybeans #prairie #extension #iowa
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Thursday, December 13, 2018 - 10:10am
Bee hotel! Saw this last summer at the Iowa Arboretum in Madrid, IA. Snapped a photo of one of the hotel's little residents. #beesofinstagram #honeybee #bees #honeybees #hives #beekeeper #apiary #iowastate #beeresearch #entomology #honey #apismellifera #soybeans #prairie #extension #iowa # native bees #wildbees #arboretum
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Monday, December 3, 2018 - 4:11pm
Another native bee in Chile, this time on the beach! #beesofinstagram #honeybee #bees #honeybees #hives #beekeeper #apiary #iowastate #beeresearch #entomology #extension #chile #chiloe #pumillahue #chiloe #buzzbuzz #chichichilelele
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Sunday, December 2, 2018 - 5:01pm
Native Chilean bee! #beesofinstagram #honeybee #bees #honeybees #hives #beekeeper #apiary #iowastate #beeresearch #entomology #honey #soybeans #prairie #extension #chile #chiloe #abeja #chilote #nativebee #buzzbuzz #cachai #chichichilelele
