[Vision2020] Fw:June 6th: Program on Native Bees (excluding bumblebees) of the Palouse Prairie

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Subject: June 6th: Program on Native Bees (excluding bumblebees) of the Palouse Prairie
From: "Whitepine chapter INPS" 
To: "White Pine Chapter contacts" 
Date: 05/21/13 01:28:14

Thursday, June 6, 7:00 pm:  Palouse Prairie Foundation Meeting, co-sponsored by INPS White Pine Chapter

"Bees of Palouse Prairie: Native bee pollinators (excluding bumblebees) in a critically-endangered, fragmented ecosystem"
Speaker:  Timothy D. Hatten, PhD, member of PPF Board of Directors, CEO of Invertebrate Ecology Inc.
Location:  1912 Center, Fiske Room, 412 East Third St., Moscow, Idaho (between Adams and Van Buren) 

Bees are dominant pollinators in the northern hemisphere, providing both pollination services for commercial crops and wild plants. Declines in bee species, populations and habitats have raised red flags about conservation of this important group, yet little is known about our region's native bees.   A pitfall trap study conducted in 2002-2003 for ground beetles yielded considerable by-catch of bees. The composition of this by-catch will be discussed during this presentation, as will distribution patterns by prairie remnant, providing the most in-depth look at the bee community of this ecosystem to date.  Tim's talk will include photos and lifestyles of these hard-working and beautiful denizens of grasslands, forest, and yes, your town!

Sent by Sonja Lewis




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