A Multi-Faceted Exploration of Bee Symbioses in the Wake of Global Change

Organizer(s)

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  Alexia Martin (she/her/hers)

  Graduate Student
  Entomology and Nematology
  University of California
  Davis, California
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  Abigail Lehner

  University of California
  Davis, California

This session will bring together early-career bee-microbe, bee-plant, and bee-parasite scientists to present exciting new research on how global change is impacting these symbioses. Following presentations, there will be an interactive panel discussion about major open questions in the field and science communication with the goal of fostering new collaborations.

Presentations:

• 2:00 PM - 2:02 PM Pacific

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Alexia Nichole Martin (she/her/hers) – University of California
• 2:02 PM - 2:22 PM Pacific

  Understanding the impact of the pollen-borne microbiome on host fitness in the solitary bee, Megachile rotundata
  

  Presenting Author: Gagandeep Brar – Bayer Crop Science

  Co-Author: Madison A. Floden (she/her/hers) – North Dakota State University

  Co-Author: Arun Rajamohan – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: George D. Yocum – USDA

  Co-Author: Quinn McFrederick – University of California, Riverside

  Co-Author: Julia Bowsher – North Dakota State University
• 2:22 PM - 2:42 PM Pacific

  The impact of an invasive parasite on blue orchard bees (Osmia lignaria)
  

  Presenting Author: Abigail Lehner – University of California

  Co-Author: Neal M. Williams – University of California
• 2:42 PM - 3:02 PM Pacific

  A sequence- and lab-based approach to investigate chalkbrood disease infection across the western range of blue orchard bees (Osmia lignaria)
  

  Presenting Author: Alexia Nichole Martin (she/her/hers) – University of California

  Co-Author: Rachel Vannette – University of California

  Co-Author: Helen Noroian – University of California, Davis
• 3:02 PM - 3:22 PM Pacific

  Relationship between plant community composition and disease dynamics in a multi-host system
  

  Presenting Author: Kate Borchardt, PhD – University of Massachusetts

  Co-Author: Shalene Jha (she/her/hers) – University of Texas

  Co-Author: Lynn Adler – University of Massachusetts

  Co-Author: Laura Figueroa – University of Massachusetts
• 3:22 PM - 3:28 PM Pacific

  Break
• 3:28 PM - 3:48 PM Pacific

  Evolving partnership: Adapting pollination strategies in agricultural landscapes
  

  Presenting Author: Lindsie McCabe – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Steve Peterson – Foothill Bee Ranch

  Co-Author: Theresa Singer – Retired USDA-ARS
• 3:48 PM - 4:08 PM Pacific

  From neutral neighbor to inner saboteur: Host range expansion of chalkbrood-causing fungal species harms native mason bee species
  

  Presenting Author: Kate LeCroy – Rhodes College

  Co-Author: Tobias gerhard Mueller – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Gena Kiser – Virginia Master Naturalist Program

  Co-Author: Chris Allgyer – Virginia Master Naturalist Program – High Knob Chapter

  Co-Author: Tory Hendry (she/her/hers) – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Scott McArt – Cornell University
• 4:08 PM - 4:28 PM Pacific

  Parasites and agroecosystems: Determining the status of bumble bee parasites in Illinois Conservation Reserve Program CP42 lands
  

  Presenting Author: Annaliese Wargin – University of Illinois

  Co-Author: Alexandra Harmon-Threatt – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• 4:28 PM - 4:58 PM Pacific

  Panel discussion
• 4:58 PM - 5:00 PM Pacific

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Alexia Nichole Martin (she/her/hers) – University of California