8:30 – 9:00 AM  Christina Grozinger Penn State University

                              Leveraging technology for pollinator management and conservation

9:00 – 9:20 AM Diane Debinski Montana State University

Pollinators, Pathogens, and Microbes (morning session)

9:20 – 10:10 AM  Fransceco Nazzi Università degli Studi di Udine

                               Embracing complexity in the study of bee health

10:30 – 10:50 AM  Naomi Kaku Montana State University

                                 Impacts of octopamine signaling in virus infected honey bees

10:50 – 11:10 AM  Avi Eliyahu University of Arizona

                                 miRNA sequencing reveals a putative RNAi-based defense against parasitoids in sympatric                                             social and solitary bees

11:10 – 11:30 AM  Caroline Chessher The University of Texas at Austin

                                 Wild bumble bee lineage survival in response to pathogen infection and medicinal floral                                                 resources

11:30 – 11:50 AM  Kiranmayee Bhimavarapu College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University

                                 Environmental antimicrobial resistance threats to pollinators

11:50 – 12:10 PM Nina Sokolov University of California, Berkeley

                                The pathogen community of the imperiled western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis)                                                    in the Sierra Nevada

1:30 – 2:00 PM  Brock Harpur Purdue University

                            Jelly on the Brain: Regulation of gene expression, metabolism, and behavioral state by                                                    a novel protein

2:00 – 2:20 PM  Emma Briggs University of Georgia

                             Vertical stratification of cavity-nesting pollinator communities within streamside                                                               management zones

2:20 – 2:40 PM  Lindsie McCabe USDA ARS Pollinating Insects Research Unit

                            Changes in leafcutting bee mortality and behavior along a latitudinal gradient

2:40 – 3:00 PM Jordan Kueneman Cornell University

                            Scaling Ground-Nesting Bee Ecology and Conservation Through Community Science

3:30 – 3:50 PM K.C. Arrowsmith University of Texas at Austin

                           Environmental, morphological, and genetic drivers of bumble bee pollen niche dynamics

3:50 – 4:10 PM Behnaz Balmaki Texas Woman's University Revealing

                            Long-Term Pollination Patterns through Pollen Archives of Natural History Museums

4:10 – 4:30 PM  Zachary Huang Michigan State University

                            Reflex Hierarchy in Apis mellifera: Dorsal Orientation Overrides Altitude Control

8:30 – 9:20 AM  Scott McArt Cornell University

                            How pollinator scientists can (and should!) inform good pesticide policies

9:30 – 9:50 AM  Judy Wu-Smart University of Nebraska-Lincoln

                            Pollinator Losses and One Health Risks from Pesticide Treated Seed Waste Disposal

9:50 – 10:10 AM  Vanesa Rostan University of Florida

                               Nectar Contamination and Pollinator Risk Assessment Following Thiamethoxam and                                                       Flupyradifurone Insecticide Applications in Ornamental Plant Production

10:30 – 10:50 AM  Ian Collins University of Georgia

                                 Preventing and controlling small hive beetles using chlorantraniliprole to promote                                                            supplementary pollen and protein feeding as a cornerstone of improving honey                                                              bee health in the Southeast

10:50 – 11:10 AM  Frederic McCune Université Laval

                                 Flowers under surveillance: measuring pesticide residues in pollen and nectar to improve                                              pollinator exposure assessment

11:10 – 11:30 AM  Daniel Schmehl Bayer CropScience

                                 Strengthening the link between honey bee laboratory data and colony health outcomes

11:30 – 11:50 AM  Anupreksha Jain University of Wisconsin-Madison

                                 Bumble bee behavior under naturally varying temperatures and diverse pesticide                                                           exposure scenarios

1:30 – 2:00 PM  Andony Melathopoulos Oregon State University

                            Right plant, right bee: Matching bees to flowering plants with data from Bee Atlases

2:00 – 2:20 PM   Jacob Decker, Southern Illinois University

                             Using remotely sensed imagery to develop habitat metrics that assess the quality                                                              of pollinator habitat

2:20 – 2:40 PM  Sabrina Adler The Pennsylvania State University

                            PolliSense: A Vision-Based Assessment of Pollinator Habitat Quality

2:40 – 3:00 PM  Lilia Stemet University of Arkansas at Monticello

                            Ten years of bee data from restored habitats reveal upward trends in abundance and diversity,                                    while successional shifts to later bloom phenologies miss important early spring pollinators

3:30 – 3:50 PM Yael Mandelik The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

                            Passive vs. Active Restoration of Pollination Systems: Linking Wild Bee Communities and                                                Interaction Networks in Mediterranean Sandy Dunes

3:50 – 4:10 PM  Cayley Faurot-Daniels Montana State University

                             Testing environmental DNA metabarcoding of wildflower-associated insect DNA:                                                             A case study of butterflies

4:10 – 4:30 PM  Jaya Sravanthi Mokkapati Pennsylvania State University

                            Pollen macronutrients shape bee foraging decisions and resilience to pesticide stress

4:30 – 4:50 PM  M. Fernanda Rojas-Campos Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica

                            Stingless bee carrion use along a gradient of forest cover and floral resource availability

4:50 – 5:10 PM  Thierry Bogaert APIX Biosciences

                             Micronutrient Needs and Long-Term Impact of Pollen Replacing Feed on Honeybee Colonies                                          in Stressful Field Conditions

8:30 – 9:20 AM  Rebecca Irwin NC State University & Rocky Mtn Biological Lab

                             Effects of climate change on bee phenology and abundance: Insights from a long(ish) term study

9:20 – 9:40 AM  Michelle Toshack Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

                            Building a Foundation for Bumble Bee Conservation: The Bumble Bee Atlas as a Community                                          Science Framework for Broad-Scale Data Collection

9:40 – 10:00 AM  Lily Fulton University of Georgia

                               Frequent Fire Supports Ground-Nesting Bees and Wasps in Florida Longleaf Pine Flatwoods

10:20 – 10:40 AM  Laura Figueroa University of Massachusetts Amherst

                                 Pollinator contribution to crop yield and quantity: a meta-analysis

10:40 – 11:00 AM  Margarita López-Uribe Penn State University

                                 Ecological and Evolutionary Responses of Bees to Agriculture: Insights from Squash Bees

11:00 – 11:20 AM  Valérie Fournier Université Laval

                                  Enhancing pollinator habitats for resilient fruit production: Insights from 15 years of                                                        research in Québec

11:20 – 11:40 AM  Nicole DesJardins University of Wisconsin-Madison

                                 Comparisons of thermal physiology across apple pollinator taxa reveal resilience to                                                         extreme weather and climate change

11:40 – 12:00 PM  Heather Hines Pennsylvania State University

                                 Factors contributing to bumble bee response to heat stress

12:00 – 12:20 PM  Amélie Morin Université Laval

                                 Nutritional Stress, Pathogen Load, and Behavior in At-Risk Bumblebees

LUNCH 12:20 – 2:00 PM 

2:00 – 2:30 PM  Mace Vaughan Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

                            Innovations in Incentivizing Adoption and Longterm Management of                                                                                    Pollinator Conservation on Farms

2:30 – 2:50 PM  Ana Cabrera Bayer CropScience

                            Comparative pesticide risk between honey bees and mason bees: What we know so far

2:50 – 3:10 PM  Robyn Underwood The Pennsylvania State University

                             A decade of research on organic apiculture and implications for USDA certification

3:10 – 3:30 PM  Melanie Kirby

                            Adaptive Bee Breeders Alliance; Flower Path Conservancy Community Driven Advocacy and                                       Field Research supporting adaptive resilience and future-forward conservation through consilience

4:00 – 4:20 PM Izzy Hill Project Apis m

                            The Bee Health Regulatory Consortium: Accelerating Regulatory Approval and Access to                                                Bee-Safe Products to Support Honey Bee Health

4:20 – 4:40 PM Elinor Lichtenberg University of North Texas

                           Differential rangeland management shifts plant-pollinator interactions

4:40 – 5:00 PM Laura Burkle Montana State University 

                           Environmental drivers of bee community composition in Yellowstone National Park