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THE POLLINATION ECOLOGY PROGRAM AT UI
1994 - 2000

Karen Strickler
Pollination Ecologist

These slide shows are modified and updated from a seminar given at UI in Aug. 1999.

CONTENTS: (Scroll down for details)

Part 1: Introduction and Background
Part 2: The Key Question
Part 3: How many bees are enough?
Part 4:The effect of pollinator behavior and abundance on alfalfa seed yields
Part 5:Clipping to create a trapcrop for alfalfa IPM
        short essay
        slide show

Part 1:Introduction and Background

Introduction
Background:
            A brief history of alfalfa seed production in the Northwest:
            Alfalfa flowers, pollination, and leafcutting bees
            Leafcutting bee management in the Northwest
Can Northwest growers raise a sustainable yield of bees?