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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- 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, December 13, 2019 - 12:36pm
Monitoring varroa is important. Check out our new sugar shake how-to video! Full video on the ISU IPM youtube channel. Special thanks to Brandon Kleinke, Ashley St Clair, IPM4BEES, and the North Central IPM Center. #beesofinstagram #honeybee #bees #beekeeping #honeybees #hives #beekeeper #apiary #iowastate #beeresearch #entomology #honey #apismellifera #soybeans #prairie #extension #iowa #varroa #mite #sugar #shake #ipm4bees
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Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - 2:12pm
Observation hive gets swarmed! We hosted a stop at our bee barn during last summer's horticulture field day. People were very excited to see the bees up close and hear about our research. Photo stolen from @erinwhodgson #beesofinstagram #honeybee #bees #beekeeping #honeybees #hives #beekeeper #apiary #iowastate #beeresearch #entomology #honey #apismellifera #soybeans #prairie #extension #iowa #colony #presentation #audience #buzzbuzz #beesnstuff
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 12:16pm
And so begin the summer fieldwork throwback photos. Not getting to many fun shots now that it's so cold out! #beesofinstagram #honeybee #bees #beekeeping #honeybees #hives #beekeeper #apiary #iowastate #beeresearch #entomology #honey #apismellifera #soybeans #prairie #extension #iowa #summervibes #fieldwork #nostalgia
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Monday, November 11, 2019 - 3:10pm
Riding up on the hives in the middle of a forage desert. Soybeans in Iowa may provide some nectar for honey bees, but once they're done blooming there are virtually no floral resources around. #beesofinstagram #honeybee #bees #beekeeping #honeybees #hives #beekeeper #apiary #iowastate #beeresearch #entomology #honey #apismellifera #soybeans #prairie #extension #iowa #brown #desert #fooddesert #fieldwork #hungry
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 12:18pm
GHOST BEES! Happy Halloween from the Iowa State Bee Team! Check out this spooky sugar shake, because let's face it, nothing is scarier than varroa mite! #beesofinstagram #honeybee #bees #beekeeping #honeybees #hives #beekeeper #apiary #iowastate #beeresearch #entomology #honey #apismellifera #soybeans #prairie #extension #iowa #halloween #ghosts #ghostbees #sugar #spooky
