Friday, August 7th, 2009

The Buzz On Bees: Coping With Vanishing Colonies

Bees use pheromones to communicate -- do humans? Photo by Flickr user d70focus.

Entomologist Dave Tarpy discusses beekeeping three years after colony collapse disorder appeared, and ecologist Kevin Matteson talks about urban beekeeping -- it's illegal in certain cities, but some folks flout the law. Can bees in urban areas affect native bee populations?

Guests

David Tarpy
Entomologist and Extension Apiculturalist
Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

Kevin Matteson
Coordinator, Great Pollinator Project
Urban Ecologist
Fordham University
New York, New York

Related Links

• Great Pollinator Project

Segment produced by:Annette Heist

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