It’s been three years since the last meeting of the semi-formal Bumblebee Working Group, which I hosted at the University of Northampton, and British Bombus researchers are eagerly looking forward to the next one which is being organised by Professor Dave Goulson at the University of Sussex on 30th March. There is no charge and if anyone with an interest in bumblebees wishes to attend, please contact Dave.
Here’s the programme for the day, which starts at 10am and finishes at 4.30pm:
Goulson, Dave – Welcome
Williams, Paul – Bumblebees of extreme environments
Alger, Samantha – RNA viruses in Vermont bumblebees
COFFEE BREAK
Baron, Gemma – Impacts of a neonicotinoid pesticide on colony founding bumblebee queens
Becher, Matthias Bumble – BEEHAVE: using bumblebee colony models as a conservation management tool in agricultural landscapes
Breeze, Tom – Knowledge gaps for effectively valuing pollination services
Cresswell, James – New European Union protocols for testing the toxicological impacts of agro-chemicals on bees
Crowther, Liam – Inferring invertebrate dispersal distances from biological records
LUNCH
Rotheray, Ellie – Quantification of the floral landscape in agro-ecosystems and its effect on bumblebee colonies
Nicholls, Beth – Pesticides in rural and urban bumblebee nests
Benton, Ted – Status of the BAP carders in Essex
Ollerton, Jeff – Exceptional urban nest density of the Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum during summer 2014
SHORT BREAK
Raine, Katherine – Chernobyl bumblebees: Understanding fitness consequences of living in the exclusion zone
Jackson, Laurie – B-lines
Gammans, Nikki – An update on the progress of reintroducing the short-haired bumblebee, Bombus subterraneus
CLOSE
I look forward to seeing you there 🙂
Yes, should be a fun day and good to catch up with people!
Ahh sounds like a really fascinating day! Would have loved to attend but unfortunately I am away. Do keep us updated on anymore events like this please!
Will do.
This looks brilliant!
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