Bumble Bee Biodiversity, Ecology & Conservation_Free weekly webinars

All sessions are on Fridays from 1PM EASTERN to 2:30PM EASTERN from March 18th to April 22nd.   Register here, (http://go.osu.edu/bumble)

March 18 - Bumble Bee Biology, Part 1     Jamie Strange: The Ohio State University

March 25 - Bumble Bee  Biology, Part 2    Jamie Strange: The Ohio State University     A Brief Overview of Federally Endangered Bumble Bees - Tamara Smith: U.S. Fish and Wildlife service

April 1 - Bumble Bee Identification (note dual offerings and later start for Western ID)    Attend one or both sessions, Bumble Bees from Eastern or Western North America   Times are EASTERN

1:00 – 2:30 Identification of Bumble Bees from Eastern North America  Karen Goodell: The Ohio State University  &  3:00 – 4:30 Identification of Bumble Bees from Western North America  Lincoln Best: Oregon State University

April 8 - Bumble Bee Botany    Randy Mitchell: The University of Akron

April 15 - Threats and Opportunities for Conservation    Hollis Woodard: University of California, Riverside

April 22 - You Can Make a Difference for Bumble Bees: Programs to Document Bumble Bees in Yards, Parks, Gardens, and Natural Areas AND What Plants They Use  Sam Droege: Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, USGS  Jenan El-Hifnawi: USGS Bumble Bee Survey Coordinator

Sponsored by The Ohio State University Department of Entomology,
This series is funded in part by a USDA/NIFA Integrated Pest Management Pollinator Health grant. 
Coordinated by Denise Ellsworth, OSU Department of Entomology, 
All sessions will be recorded and posted on our course website and on YouTube.

http://go.osu.edu/bumbles