Hey there bug people and welcome to today's show! Join us as we visit with Dr. Amber Vinchesi to learn about native pollinators and how to conserve them! Plus we have our pest profile starring odorous house ants and we learn about two new resources in the fight against invasive beetles. Tune in!  If you would like to learn more about alkali bees you can find some interesting info at these links: http://www.honeybeesuite.com/alkali-bees-the-alfalfa-specialists/http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/alkali_bee.shtml To read a bit about Amber's research and work with the department of transportation:http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/farmers-worry-that-road-project-will-turn-productive-bees-into-roadkill/ Pest ProfileOdorous house antsPhoto by Jim Kalisch http://schoolofants.org/species/118 http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/odorous-house-ant Entomology Today News WaspWatchers EAB Monitoring Project Online resource to help with Asian longhorn beetle