2023 Fall Seminar Series Presents

Dr. Madison Sankovitz

Postdoctoral Associate
Biofrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder

When: Sept. 29, 2023, at Noon
Where: Denver Campus – Science Building, Room 2001

How to Stop A Pollinator Pandemic

Beekeeping is essential for global food security and the economy, yet honey bees face growing threats like parasitic mites and invasive hornets that can devastate colonies and impact native bee populations. Tropilaelaps (Tropi) mites, native to Asia, are expanding their range and causing significant declines in honey bee populations. Asian giant hornets pose both a threat to bees and public health. Given the potential for these pests to rapidly spread globally, I study a variety of honey bee pests across Asia as part of the Boulder Bee Lab. During a multi-year effort, we are collecting specimens, investigating prevalence, and establishing diagnostic methods to protect honey bee populations and their vital role in global food security.

Everyone is welcome to the seminar. For more information please contact Dr. Greg Ragland.