Programme: day 1
Tuesday 21 September, 09:00 – 18:00
Note: all timings are in UK time (UTC +1). The exact timings and order may change slightly as more details are confirmed. Please visit these pages for up-to-date programme information.
Introduction and welcome
09:00 – 09:10
Paul Kersey, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Session 1: Nectar and Pollen Chemistry
09:10 – 09:30
Phil Stevenson, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
From Flowers to Landscapes: the natural processes influencing pollinator health
09:30 – 10:00
Susan W Nicolson, University of Pretoria
Sweet solutions: nectar composition and quality
10:00 – 10:30
Raquel T de Sousa & Geraldine A Wright, University of Oxford
Behavioural regulation of mineral salt intake in honey bees: a self-selection approach
10:30 – 11:00
Paul Egan, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Pollinator-mediated selection on toxic nectar varies across the geographic range of an invasive species
11:00 – 11:30
Break
11:30 – 12:00
Luísa G. Carvalheiro, Universidade Federal de Goiás
Effect of nutrient enrichment on the taste of flowers and its consequences for pollinators
Session 2: Microbial Interactions
12:00 – 12:30
Hauke Koch, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Host and gut microbiome modulate the antiparasitic activity of nectar metabolites in a bumblebee pollinator
12:30 – 13:00
Mark Brown, Royal Holloway University of London
Complex networks of parasites and pollinators: moving towards a healthy balance
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 – 14:30
Alex Keller, Universität Würzburg & Sara Leonhardt, Technische Universität München
Does variation in pollen chemistry determine microbial communities on pollen and in bees?
14:30 – 15:00
Lynn Adler, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
The effects of sunflower pollen on pathogen infection and immune function in bees
15:00 – 15:30
Nancy Moran, University of Texas at Austin
Prospects for Probiotics in Social Bees
15:30 – 16:00
Break
16:00 – 16:30
Valerie Martin & Tadashi Fukami, Stanford University
Nectar microbes influence nectar quality and pollinator health
16:30 – 18:00
Networking