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SOLD OUT Bugs & Brews: Honey Bee Colonies
January 23 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
$10
Tickets are now SOLD OUT for this lecture.
THE FIRST BUGS & BREWS OF 2023!
Join us to learn about honey bee colonies, fungi that can kill insects, and some of the 6,000+ species of native bees that can be found in the U.S. Anna Cassidy Webb will present some of the findings of her graduate research focused on finding alternative methods to current pesticide treatments used to control parasites impacting honey bee colonies. She will then segue into discussing native Montana pollinators.
More About the Speaker:
Anna is a first-generation beekeeper since the age of 19. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, Anna has international experience with beekeeping and wildlife conservation. She moved west to pursue her master’s degree in entomology at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. Her research focuses on finding alternative methods to current pesticide treatments to decrease the amount of chemical input into honey bee colonies. By using an entomopathogenic fungus, her research evaluates differences between chemical treatment standards and biological control agents in colonies. She was the first female to graduate from the Hopkins Honey Bee Lab with her masters in May of 2021. Anna is presently a forest health and protection entomologist with the U.S. Forest Service.
WHERE: Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory St., Missoula, MT
WHEN: Monday, January 23rd. Doors open at 6:30PM for socialization, beverages, and meeting some of our favorite Bug Ambassadors. Lecture starts at 7:05PM.
Tickets are $10 each and include two beverages. Must be 21 or over for alcohol.