I am a pollination ecologist at the U. of Oklahoma, currently heading up the OK Native Bee Inventory and studying various aspects of native bee conservation.
Norman, OK
Joined August 2013
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NEW BEE JUST DROPPED! The sparkly blue Andrena androfovea might be the first of roughly 1700 Andrena species to be a specialist of the Solanaceae (tomato family), and has a sternal hairbrush for pollen collection! doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70453
This is a dream-team collaboration with Silas Bossert @thecriticalbee and Jack Neff at Central Texas Melittological Institute! Hopefully many more to come! :)
Hot off the press! Our new study led by three amazing @UofOklahoma undergrads found that ornamental plants--especially woody species--can support urban pollinators active in the early spring when food is otherwise scarce doi.org/10.1007/s10841-024-0…
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Check out our recent work on balancing pest and pollinator management by @kljhung, @TernestJ, @Ingwell_vegIPM, @msuvegent, @Kaplan_Lab, @KGoodell66 and Tom Wood (not on X)! Free and OA through @EntsocAmerica @OxfordJournals! academic.oup.com/jee/advance…
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Soooooo I'm recruiting a postdoc! The research topic is wide open, so long as it advances pollinator conservation in the Southern Great Plains and/or surrounding areas. Please tell your friends and recent grads! Thank you!
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Very honored to be featured on the podcast of my friend and colleague Dr. Sean O'Brien of @natureserve, chatting about #pollinator biology and conservation! natureserve.org/conservation…
#Pollination is more than single-visit pollen deposition and visitation frequency: pollinator movement and #pollen #carryover can be just as important! doi.org/10.1002/eap.2917 please share with any #apple growers you know :)
Thank you to @NSERC_CRSNG, @USDA, and @Cornell for funding; @DanforthLab for supporting data collection; and @ArchibaldWinery, @DixieOrchards, @SpiritTreeCider for letting us chase bees around their orchards and providing their insight as growers!
New paper! Insects can invade islands from the mainland, and vice versa too. We can better detect such invaders by forging collaborations between community scientists and professional biologists. It takes a village to respond to species invasions! doi.org/10.1007/s13592-023-0…
Our study on the impacts of drought on bee assemblages doi.org/10.3390/insects12020… was featured in Episode 5 of the Bee's Knees! thebeesknees.website/bees-th…
Here's to a better and wetter 2023, for you and for the bees!
I thought San Diego is a hotbed of Africanized honey bees, but new research shows instead that SD's feral honey bees retain a high level of genetic diversity with representation from all major lineages. Cool stuff! doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8580
What happens when you plant a pollinator habitat and just leave it alone? Our decade-long project (doi.org/10.1002/eap.2467) shows that most planted species don't stick around😢. So, build ecological succession into your seed mix and be sure to include hardy, competitive species!
Just realized that "Anthidium psoraleae" is a real species and not just my brain jumbling up the more familiar "Anthidium paroselae" (whose species names are anagrams of each other)...🤣
Fennel can be an allelopathic invasive plant. Our latest research shows that it can also act as a magnet plant for pollinators, and export heterospecific pollen to neighboring natives. Let's keep our eyes on this cheeky plant... doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-0…
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New paper out in @RSocPublishing in collaboration with @Ingwell_vegIPM @TernestJ @pecenka26 - Insecticide use + supplemental non-crop forage interactively shape bumblebee health & crop pollination 🐝🍉🍀
doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.07…
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Losses of springtime flowers in wooded landscapes likely undermine bumble bee health and survival, researchers report.
Study: bit.ly/3eHG1Tj
Release: bit.ly/3e1r8fs
Photos by Michael Jeffords, Susan Post, Jay Watson
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Synergism between local and landscape-level #pesticides reduce wild #bee floral visitation. New research offers insights into a multidisciplinary approach that could promote #pollinators on farms @susta1nabeelity @msuvegent @Kaplan_Lab
Read more here 👉🏻ow.ly/F33J30rDNk0
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Latest work!
w/ @clarastuligross @_MaureenPage @DanielleRutkow @WilliamsBeeLab
Many 🐝studies take tarsal clippings to get genetic sample🧬
Side effects of this have only been tested once before in 1 sp despite wider use. We took it a step further.
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@Insects_MDPI What threatens #Biodiversity more: #ClimateChange or #HabitatLoss? The severe California #drought had greater impacts than did habitat fragmentation on #NativeBees:mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/2/135
