Still Life
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Children explore career options at University Park
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
In the last several years, beekeepers across the country have seen the overall number of pollinator bee colonies drop dramatically. By each winter's end, about three out of every 10 colonies die out. Penn State experts gathered colleagues from around the world to try to figure out what is causing the death and disappearance of honeybees and other pollinators and ultimately threatens the vitality of much of our nation's food supply. Watch the video to hear more about the first International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy and Penn State's Center for Pollinator Research. (more)
Across the country, pollinators such as honeybees and hummingbirds are declining due to habitat loss, diseases such as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), pests and excessive pesticide use. Penn State researchers and educators are hoping to help combat these issues by promoting ways home gardeners can help pollinator populations thrive. (more)
Last year, Penn State and all-natural, superpremium ice cream manufacturer Haagen-Dazs teamed up to investigate Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a mysterious ailment that has decimated honeybee colonies across the United States. This year, Haagen-Dazs has expanded that partnership with a second gift of $125,000 to support ongoing and additional research and educational programs related to honeybees. (more)
Lewisburg beekeeper Dave Hackenberg and others in the trenches have their own opinions about what is going on with regard to colony collapse disorder (CCD) and recent, dramatic losses of honeybees. Hackenberg doesn't mince words. "Our scientists are working their heads off on a little bit of nothing. All we're doing here is slowly reinventing the wheel of what Europe has already figured out." Find out what France and Germany have done to combat CCD in this final segment of Research Penn State's three-part, in-depth look at Penn State's efforts toward understanding the complex and alarming loss of honeybees. (more)
To solve a murder mystery with millions of victims and no smoking gun requires CSI-style teamwork, or as Dennis vanEngelsdorp likes to say "a coordinated effort that takes a page from the beehive, where all the individuals play a role to make the hive successful." Penn State's entomology department, long recognized for its strengths in disease research and chemical analysis, has emerged as a leader in honeybee and colony collapse disorder research nationwide. Research Penn State takes an in-depth look into the department's efforts toward understanding the complex and alarming loss of honeybees. This is part two of a three-part series. (more)
While the words "endangered species" typically call to mind photogenic tigers, pandas or whales, an estimated 80 percent of all known animal species on Earth are insects, and their extinction often goes unremarked. A recent study notes that hundreds of thousands of insects could be lost in the next 50 years and that the loss of "keystone" insect species -- those on which many other species depend -- could be particularly detrimental for ecosystems and people. Apis mellifera, the western honeybee, is the very essence of a keystone insect. Research Penn State takes an in-depth look at Penn State's efforts toward understanding the complex and alarming loss of honeybees. This is part one of a three-part series. (more)
Colony Collapse Disorder, diseases, parasitic mites and other stressors continue to take a devastating toll on U.S. honey bee populations, but Pennsylvania beekeepers on average fared better than their counterparts nationally during this past winter, according to apiculture experts in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. (more)
