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Creator:: Bell, Nicole C. S.
Abstract:: Native bees are critically important organisms that support biodiversity and crop production via their pollination services. Wildfires in temperate conifer forests can increase bee abundance and flowering plant density due to increased light exposure, but little information is available regarding how wildfire severity influences provisioning to bee offspring, which is...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ). Frass, the solid excreta of insects, is an accurate depiction of the pollen provisioned to blue

Creator:: Bucy, Matthew T.
Abstract:: BACKGROUND: Training pesticide applicators on how to understand a product’s toxicity to honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) by reading the product label is a way of reducing pesticide exposure to bees. Many applicator resources focus on how to interpret the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA’s) recommended language for communicating...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Pollinating Insect Hazard Statement in the Environmental Hazards section of the label.6 Acute toxicity is

Creator:: Goodell, Whitney
Abstract:: Brachypodium sylvaticum (Huds.) Beauv. is an invasive grass that can be found in forest and prairie communities throughout the Willamette Valley, Oregon. It can out-compete native species of grasses and forbs and become dominant in a broad range of habitats. This study investigated if there were differences in vegetation structure...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: decreasing forage quality for wildlife, displacing endangered plant and insect species, and inhibiting

Creator:: Faber, M. Kate
Abstract:: Millions of acres of rangeland in the western U.S. is shared habitat by elk (Cervus canadensis), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), and cattle (Bos taurus). Potential competition between these ungulates for the same forage species can be understood from their diet composition. I used DNA metabarcoding methods with trnL primers to...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: forage species can be understood from their diet composition. I used DNA metabarcoding methods with

Creator:: Asselin, Kelley
Abstract:: Bees play a crucial role in pollinating crops, supporting biodiversity, and maintaining ecosystem health. Despite their importance, the decline in bee populations has become a global concern due to various factors including habitat loss, urbanization, and climate change. The purpose of this thesis is to write an article that highlights...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Introduction and Purpose Our rapidly changing environment negatively impacts pollinating insects and the

Creator:: Wever, Erin L.
Abstract:: OSU Extension provides important educational services to members of the agricultural community. Programming options can be guided by needs assessment surveys, which are used to determine gaps in knowledge and understanding for communities. The objective of this study was to develop and execute a survey to gather information on: 1)...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ”, “pollinators”, and “habitat for beneficial insects”. Self-identified research interests included “weeds

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