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The Odd Couples: Learn about bees, their value as pollinators, and their place on the planet we call home! #home #pollinators #bees
Awards Our video was entered into the 2017 YouTube your Entomology competition hosted by the Entomological Society of America. We are happy and honored to have been selected as the "Runner Up" in the competition (2nd place!) out of 35 entries. We are excited to be a part of the growing movement to use digital media to tell stories about Entomology. Read about the competition here: Entomology Today, University of Hawaii News, UH Hilo Stories. Video DescriptionThe goal of this video is to inform the public of the antiquity and importance of the relationship between insects, particularly bees, and flowers. Although there are many recent educational videos about bees and bee health, we hoped to produce a short that is unique in style, adds an evolutionary perspective, and encourages the public to act to promote pollinator friendly environments. Production Notes The video was produced primarily using Blender, a free 3D modeling software. The images were purposely stylized and made to look like textured paper. Photos were provided by E. Villalobos and E. Shelly, Narration by J. Koch. Animation and Rendering by J. Wright. Producer's Names: Ethel M. Villalobos (University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa) Jonathan Wright (Hazard Design) Jonathan Koch (University of Hawaiʻi, Hilo) |
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Pollinator Handouts (preK-5): Check out these educational resources that I produced at the USDA-ARS Pollinating Insects Research Unit.
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The Plight of the Bumble Bee. Bumble bees represent some of the 20,000 describe bee species on our planet. They can be found in a diversity of habitats, ranging from well above the Arctic Circle to the tropical heat of the Amazonia. Bumble bees also happen to provide important ecosystem services by pollinating wild and economically important flowering plants. Despite their importance in sustaining life on our planet, they along with numerous other species are threatened by human activities. What can you do to help bumble bees thrive?
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Field Guide. "Bumble bees are among the most important and conspicuous of native pollinators, both for wildflowers and agriculture, yet they are not well known by non-scientists. This is in part because there have not been accessible field guides for identifying them. This situation was recently remedied for the eastern U.S., with the publication of Bumble Bees of the Eastern United States. Now residents of the western U.S. have access to a similarly valuable resources, with the appearance of this new guide Bumble Bees of the Western United States." - David Inouye, Ph.D.
Recognized by the American Library Association as a "Notable Government Document of 2012".
Reviewed by David Smith in Native Plants Journal (2013) 14(2): 116-117.
Recognized by the American Library Association as a "Notable Government Document of 2012".
Reviewed by David Smith in Native Plants Journal (2013) 14(2): 116-117.
USU Insect Tours. While at USU from 2008 - 2015, I had the opportunity to enrich the Cache Valley Community with USU Insect Tours. USU Insect Tours was initiated by the USU Insect Collection with the Oh Wow! Collection in 1998 as an effort to connect local communities in Cache Valley with the wonderful world of insects and arthropods. The program is operated by university students and faculty volunteers who are passionate about science education and outreach. The program is an important community resource, visited regularly by school and scouting groups of various ages. Since the program’s initiation, USU Insect Tours have accommodated thousands of students through on-campus tours, as well as off campus outreach events. Please visit the program's webpage here to schedule a tour!
Click here! USU Insect Tours
Click here! USU Insect Tours
Top Photo By Mary-Ann Muffoletto at Utah State University
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