The Global Pollinator Crisis

In her lecture, Grozinger will explain the importance of pollinators such as bees to agricultural production. She also will describe the global declines in pollinator populations that have been documented in recent years and this decline's many causes, which include pesticides, parasites, viruses, reduced genetic diversity, poor management practices of managed pollinator populations, and habitat destruction. She will highlight ongoing research at Penn State, where scientists are seeking to better understand the impacts of these factors on pollinator health, and to find solutions that could be implemented locally, nationally, and globally.