"Wild bee visitation unaffected by disparate nectar phenotypes in a sunflower inbred line population" with Dr. Jarrad Prasifka.

Bees are important pollinators for sunflowers. But, just like humans, they also have preferences, which means it's important for sunflower breeders to breed the kinds of sunflowers that bees like best. In this episode, Dr. Jarrad Prasifka joins me to discuss sunflower nectar and how much it affects wild bee preferences for sunflower lines.

Tune in to learn:

· How sunflower lines are bred

· How researchers check for bee preferences

· How nectar phenotypes affect wild bee preferences in sunflower

· Which other factors affect wild bee preferences in sunflower

If you would like more information about this topic, this episode's paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.70093

This paper is always freely available.

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Resources

CEU Quiz: https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Learning-Center/Courses/Course-Detail?productid=%7b303FF088-DA39-F111-88B5-00224808D3E1%7d

Transcripts: https://www.rev.com/app/transcript/NjllMTRjNWM3NzQ2MzEwZDYwZDAxZjUzQ19FcFQxLVFkX2RC/o/VEMwOTU2NjY4ODM4

Xerces Society Wild Bees page: https://www.xerces.org/endangered-species/wild-bees

Rachel Mallinger's Website: http://www.rachelmallinger.com/research.html

Rachel Mallinger's Field, Lab, Earth podcast: https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/insect-pollinators-and-confection-sunflowers-with-dr-rachel-mallinger

Review Article from Frontiers in Plant Science: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2018.00812/full

Entomological Society of America Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/entsocamerica/

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