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| UC Davis bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey (far left) and UC Davis apiculturist Eric Mussen look at a bee frame with beekeeper Valerie Severson of Yuba City. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) |
DAVIS--Two University of California, Davis bee specialists will present talks at the California State Beekeepers’ Association (CSBA) convention set Nov. 16-18 in the Embassy Suites, San Luis Obispo.
Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen of the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty, discuss his ongoing research, “Coconut Oil - Varroa Treatment or Food Ingredient?”on Tuesday, Nov. 16.
Bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey will address the conference on "Honey Bee Stock Improvement: Challenges and Options" on Thursday, Nov. 18.
In addition, she'll speak Nov. 16 at Cal Poly's Horticulture and Crop Science Department on “Mating is Risky Business and the Benefits Of Being Promiscuous." That talk is part of the Dow AgroSciences Seminar Series: “New Advancements in Biotechnology and Sustainability of Crop Science."
The CSBA is headed by Roger Everett of Porterville, who is also a member of the California State Apiary Board.
CSBA’s purpose is to “educate the public about the beneficial aspects of honey bees, advance research beneficial to beekeeping practices, provide a forum for cooperation among beekeepers and to support the economic and political viability of the beekeeping industry.”
--Kathy Keatley Garvey
Communications specialist
UC Davis Department of Entomology
(530) 754-6894
