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SUMMARY:Nutrition, Landscape Change and Honey Bee Health: A Transatlantic Dialogue
LOCATION:Ensminger Pavillion
DESCRIPTION:COLOSS North America 2026\n\nThis event is the first COLOSS (Prevention of Honey Bee Colony Collapse) North America meeting connecting participants from scientific to beekeeping to veterinarian and agriculture fields across the United States, Canada and Europe. The purpose of this conference is to leverage and exchange knowledge in different fields within the beekeeping sector. The meeting will also help the different groups develop long-term relationships and partnerships.\n\nRead the WSU Insider story, WSU bee scientist hosting international pollinator conference in Pullman, to learn more!\n\nWho is invited?\n\n\n\n 	Honey bee researchers\n\n 	Veterinarians\n\n 	Beekeepers\n\n 	Growers\n\n 	Industry\n\n 	Crop consultants\n\n 	Extension personnel\n\n 	Anyone interested in joining!\n\n\n\nActivities planned\n\n\n\n 	Scientific talks, posters, and panels\n\n 	Veterinarian hands-on colony inspections\n\n 	Instrumental insemination demonstrations\n\n 	Exciting tours of commercial grower & beekeeper operations\n\n 	Engaging tours of WSU Bee Program & Vet School facilities\n\n\n\nIn-person schedule: (View the full in-person schedule, the online schedule, see pricing and optins for sponsorship.)\n\n\n\n 	Saturday, June 6 begins with registration at 7:00 a.m., and ends with a reception from 5:30-7:00 p.m.\n\n 	Sunday, June 7 begins with registration at 7:00 a.m., and ends with a session from 2:00-5:00 p.m.\n\n 	Monday, June 8 begins with registration at 7:00 a.m., and ends with a poster reception from 5:30-7:00 p.m.\n\n 	Tuesday, June 9 begins with registration at 7:00 a.m., and ends with a experiential sessions from 2:00-5:00 p.m.\n\n\n\nOPTIONAL tour days and sign-up required as space is limited.\n\nJune 10\n\n\n\n 	Visit WSU Bee Program Othello facility\n\n 	Panels and discussions with North American commercial beekeepers and touring of the Othello facilities (migratory beekeeper, honey producer, queen breeder)\n\n 	Lunch and travel to beekeeping operations for tour\n\n\n\nJune 11\n\n\n\n 	Meet at Othello Bee Facility for tours to understand about large-scale pollination and honey production in North America\n\n 	Visit commercial tree fruit cropping systems\n\n 	Visit commercial canola and seed cropping systems\n\n\n\nJune 12\n\n\n\n 	No formal events planned; Summary panel and reflections, discussions and wrap up the meeting\n\n
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