The Fillmore County Journal reports in “Getting Bees Back on Their Own Six Feet” Dinner on the Bluff features entomologist Marla Spivak:
Dr. Marla Spivak, a MacArthur Fellow and McKnight Distinguished Professor in Entomology at the University of Minnesota, will be the featured speaker at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center’s Dinner on the Bluff event April 6.
Honey bees are one of the key pollinators of flowers, fruits and vegetables. Over the past 15 years, colonies of bees have been disappearing, and the reason remains unknown. Referred to as “colony collapse disorder,” billions of Honey bees across the world are leaving their hives, never to return. In some regions, up to 90% of bees have disappeared.
In her speech, “Getting Bees Back on Their Own Six Feet,” Dr. Spivak will talk about the stressors that honey bees, and our diverse native bees, are facing and describe ways we can help them survive and thrive once again.
Dr. Spivak is the founder of the Bee Lab at the University of Minnesota and has bred a line of honey bees (the Minnesota Hygienic Line) to defend themselves against diseases. Current studies include the effects of agricultural landscapes and pesticides on bee health. . . .
Dinner on the Bluff is sponsored in part by the Sustainable Food and Farming degree program at Minnesota State College Southeast – Red Wing and Winona. Dr. Spivak’s speech will be accompanied by a themed three-course dinner with a portion of the ticket price supporting Eagle Bluff’s educational programming. Doors open at 5 p.m. Guests are encouraged to bring their own adult beverage of choice. Tickets for this event are $30.
For more information or to register, visit www.eagle-bluff.org or call (507) 467-2437.
Read more at the Fillmore County Journal.
Photo: Honeybees.
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