Houston Beekeepers Association | Bee Nutrition with Dr. Pierre Lau

Houston Beekeepers Association January 2022 Meeting

Speaker: Dr. Pierre Lau
Topic: Bee Nutrition
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Pierre Lau began researching pollinators over 10 years ago over native bee pollination efficiency on a watermelon agroecosystem and salt preferences of honey bee water foragers. He received his B.S. in Environmental Systems: Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution from University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He then received his Ph.D. as a USDA NIFA Predoctoral Fellow at Texas A&M University under the direction of Dr. Juliana Rangel. Currently, Pierre is a Research Ecologist for the USDA’s new Pollinator Health in Southern Crop Ecosystems Research unit in Stoneville, MS.
Pierre’s research has focused on various aspects of honey bee health with an emphasis on bee nutrition. In particular, he studies honey bee foraging preferences and uses the Geometric Framework for Nutrition (GFN) to better understand bee nutritional ecology. Pierre incorporates aspects of palynology, landscape ecology, plant biology, and insect physiology to better understand the nutritional basis for honey bee foraging preferences. He is also researching ways nutrition can be applied to mitigate stressors bees experience.
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This meeting is open to the public, but you must register in advance. Please mute yourself during the presentation, unless you are participating in the discussion. This meeting will be recorded and published on HBA's YouTube channel - by registering you consent to be recorded.
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