ISLL Fall 2017 Speaker Series ?Deborah Delaney
Monday, October 23, 2017
“A HONEY BEE COLLECTIVE: AN EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVOR IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA”
Deborah Delaney is an associate professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware where she mentors graduate and undergraduate students working on various aspects of pollinator health and productivity. She teaches Insects and Society, Apiculture and Pollination Ecology. She has over 20 years of experience working with pollinators, specifically honey bees and maintains between 25-60 colonies in the teaching apiary at UD’s Newark farm. Her research program has four main focal areas: 1) genetic identity and diversity of US honey bees 2) temporal stability of pollinator populations and 3) best management solutions for creating sustainable managed pollinator populations 4) pollinator nutrition and forage mapping.
October 2, 2017