Audio
Archive
2013
January
February
March
April
May
2012
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2011
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2010
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2009
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2008
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2007
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Subscribe
Aug. 07, 2009
The Buzz On Bees: Coping With Vanishing Colonies
Click 
to enlarge images
to enlarge images
|
|
Tweet |
| Entomologist Dave Tarpy discusses beekeeping three years after colony collapse disorder appeared, and ecologist Kevin Matteson talks about urban beekeeping -- it's illegal in certain cities, but some folks flout the law. Can bees in urban areas affect native bee populations? |
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
Guests
-
David Tarpy
Entomologist and
Extension Apiculturalist
Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina -
Kevin Matteson
Coordinator, Great Pollinator Project
Urban Ecologist
Fordham University
New York, New York
FEATURED READING
Brilliant Blunders
by Mario Livio
ADVERTISEMENT
RELATED BLOG POSTS
- Three Insect Recipes to Help the Arthropods Go Down
Insects pack a protein punch. Get the most of your meal with these recipes.
- Meet Susan Barry, Neurobiologist and 3D Visionary
Susan Barry could only see in two dimensions until age 48, when her life changed forever.
- Smuggled Dinosaurs, Sick Sea Otters, Hairy Tongues, and More
Each week we’ll round up links to science stories or studies that blow our mind, tickle our funny bone, or generally strike our ...
- The Buzz on Flies
There's more to flies than meets the eye.
Discussion