Virginia orchard IPPM: Native wildflower plot to provide alternative forage, habitat, and refuge for bee pollinators

Monday, November 11, 2024

9:48 AM – 10:00 AM MST

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130, PCC

Presenting Author(s)

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Ian F. McKellips

Ph.D. Student
Virginia Tech
Christiansburg, Virginia

Co-Author(s)

Margaret J. Couvillon

Assistant Prof. of Pollinator Biology and Ecology
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Co-Author(s)

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Abigail Golden

Virginia Tech
Winchester, Virginia
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Kevin B. Rice

Director and Entomologist
Virginia Tech
Winchester, Virginia

Honey bee waggle dance decoding and wild bee sampling to investigate the potential for a native wildflower plot to provide forage, refuge, and habitat that is comparatively free from pesticides in a fruit crop environment in Winchester, Virginia.