Welcome to a special pollinator edition of Penn State Today

      A honey bee rests on a flowering Golden Delicious apple tree at the Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center, in Biglerville, Pa. Penn State researchers and graduate students there are studying the effect of certain pesticides on bees, and whether changes in the timing of application can limit pollinators’ exposure while still keeping pests at bay. Credit: L. Reidar Jensen / Penn State. Creative Commons

      Welcome to a special edition of Penn State Today focused on pollinators. As spring takes hold across the state and country, research and outreach efforts at the University are continuing to combat the decline of bees and other pollinators in an effort to safeguard our environment and the agriculture industry in Pennsylvania and around the world.

      This issue includes stories on faculty and student pollinator research, features ongoing work at Penn State to assist bees and other pollinators, and provides tips on how everyone can get involved and support pollinator health.

      Last Updated April 28, 2016