Entomologist with the RI Department of Environmental Management. Interested in pollination ecology and passionate about pollinator conservation! 🐝🦋 (she/her)
✨NEW RESEARCH ALERT!✨
How does #bee pollination contribute to the production value of #Irish#faba beans? How do bee species compare in terms of their importance to bean #pollination? 🌿🐝
Read our open access paper HERE: https://t.co/KokzaRhsyb #crops#agriculture (1/7)
Taking advantage of a break in the rain to search for #bees at @eaglehillmaine’s Native Bee Workshop! Identifying bumble bees and field journaling this afternoon! 🐝
✨NEW RESEARCH ALERT!✨
How does #bee pollination contribute to the production value of #Irish#faba beans? How do bee species compare in terms of their importance to bean #pollination? 🌿🐝
Read our open access paper HERE: https://t.co/KokzaRhsyb #crops#agriculture (1/7)
Supporting wild #bumblebee populations may therefore be more beneficial for #faba bean production than using managed #pollinators (e.g., commercial #honeybees & bumblebees).
Management could include reducing #pesticide use and providing floral & nesting resources. (6/7)
Live in/near RI? Interested in how YOU can help #SaveTheBees? 🐝 Volunteer for the RI Bumble Bee Suvery, led by @kburns_buzz! My lab volunteered in last year’s pilot survey and had a blast!
More info and how to volunteer in recent story by @ecoRInews. https://t.co/MRjpQOnuLv