Richard Primack

Tuesday, December 9th

In-Person Meeting
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7:30 PM EST

Richard Primack

Boston University

Flower visitors to the plants of Newton and the Arnold Arboretum:  Can honeybees and native insects coexist?

Non-native honeybees represent a potential threat to our native bees, butterflies and other insects.  For the past four years, BU Plant Ecology professor Dr. Richard Primack and his colleagues have been studying flower visitors at over 600 plant species at the Arnold Arboretum and in Newton to determine if honeybees and native pollinators can co-exist. 

Rich Pollack

Tuesday, November 18th

In-Person Meeting
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7:30 PM EST

Rich Pollack

Arthropod injuries & infestations: The real and the imagined

People are frequently burdened by bites, stings, infestations, and irritations from insects and other arthropods. Often, the cause is obvious and verifiable. Other times (and with surprising frequency), the conclusions may be fallacious, even if the injuries and sensations are very real to the sufferer. These problems affect folks from all walks of life and status, including students, faculty, and staff members of this institution. How might one sort the wheat from the chaff, and with what result? 

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