Entomological Society of America Click HERE and search for ‘Singh’ to access the session Diapause regulation by environmental cues in the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata The alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata F. (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), is an intensively managed and an important solitary pollinator for North American agriculture. M. rotundata undergoes facultative diapause in which early…
Author: Betsy Boyer
Poster Presented by Claire Campion
Entomological Society of America Click HERE and search for ‘Campion’ to access the session Effects of cryopreservation on Bombus impatiens spermatozoa Bumblebee populations are increasingly under threat from urban and rural landscape changes, pesticides and pathogens, and climate change. Declines in population abundance and in spatial distribution has led to endangered species listing or petitions…
Poster Presented by Kayla Earls
Entomological Society of America Click HERE and search for ‘Earls’ to access the session Mornings are for the bees: How microclimatic factors influence first flight Flight in insects may be limited by unfavorable environmental conditions that could have downstream effects on reproduction and pollination. Megachile rotundata is a managed solitary bee used across a range…
Poster Presented by Ethan Rowe
Entomological Society of America Click HERE and search for ‘Rowe’ to access the session Behavioral predictors of and effects of parasites on colony initiation in bumble bees Colony initiation is a key stage in the life cycle of many social insects. Bumble bees have an annual life cycle in which only queens overwinter and then…
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