{"id":11714,"date":"2019-01-15T10:07:01","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T14:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=11714"},"modified":"2022-03-22T11:56:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T15:56:03","slug":"pollinators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/pollinators\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor\u2019s Project Promotes Pollinators, Begets Buzz"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11718\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11718\" style=\"width: 376px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11718\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/01\/Pollinators-1-600x480.jpg\" alt=\"pollinators\" width=\"376\" height=\"303\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexa Dulmage &#8217;21 (left) is among the students who help Kalamazoo College Biology Professor Ann Fraser (right) support pollinators and sample bee diversity at Lillian Anderson Arboretum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kalamazoo College <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/biology\/\">Biology<\/a> Professor <a href=\"http:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/biology\/facstaff\/afraser\/\">Ann Fraser<\/a> is hoping to create some buzz with her latest project at the <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/183224\">Lillian Anderson Arboretum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Part of her project aims to sustain more pollinators such as bees after a perceived decline in the state\u2019s pollinator population since the 1990s. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalfound.org\/\">Kalamazoo Community Foundation<\/a> is providing support of $7,000 from the Love Where You Live Environment Fund toward Fraser\u2019s project, which will help her and K students create:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a better food supply for pollinators by planting the wildflowers they desire;<\/li>\n<li>an improved nesting habitat often consisting of clear ground; and<\/li>\n<li>an information campaign that will encourage southwest Michigan residents to use fewer pesticides, especially in their yards and homes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11721\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11721\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11721\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/01\/Pollinators-3-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Pollinators\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/01\/Pollinators-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/01\/Pollinators-3-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/01\/Pollinators-3-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/01\/Pollinators-3-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/01\/Pollinators-3.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erik Funke &#8217;19 helps Biology Professor Ann Fraser support pollinators and sample bee diversity at Lillian Anderson Arboretum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The rest of Fraser\u2019s project, supported by Kalamazoo College, will develop protocols for bumble-bee monitoring that K students and local citizen scientists can use at nature preserves through collaborations with the <a href=\"http:\/\/swmlc.org\/\">Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy<\/a>. Fraser said about 465 types of bees are native to Michigan including nearly 100 at the arboretum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will help us develop some long-term monitoring so we can record populations year after year to spot declines as they\u2019re beginning to happen,\u201d Fraser said, noting that these studies involve wild bees, not bees maintained in hives. That means it\u2019s important to maintain food supplies and nesting areas rather than hives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been European studies that have shown significant declines in insect populations,\u201d she added. \u201cBut without our own measurements, we can only ask, \u2018is it true?\u2019 Empirical evidence will call us to act.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11723\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11723\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11723\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/01\/Pollinators-2-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"pollinators\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/01\/Pollinators-2-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/01\/Pollinators-2-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/01\/Pollinators-2-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/01\/Pollinators-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aya Abe &#8217;16 was among the students who helped Biology Professor Ann Fraser support pollinators and sample bee diversity at Lillian Anderson Arboretum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That action would be important assuming a population decline because \u201cbees are the most important pollinators of plants,\u201d Fraser said. \u201cWithout bees, plants don\u2019t reproduce. Fruit crops rely on pollinators and losing pollinators will affect our food supply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a result, \u201cthis support from the Kalamazoo Community Foundation is a wonderful gift,\u201d Fraser said. \u201cIt\u2019s the catalyst we\u2019ve needed to get it off the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fraser has been a professor at K since 2003. She normally teaches introductory biology, entomology, animal behavior and chemical ecology courses, although she is taking a two-term sabbatical. With that time, she will study similar successful projects executed through schools such as the University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota and the University of Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Fraser said other projects have also grown locally, including one last year along Drake Road in Oshtemo Township. Part of Fraser\u2019s research will examine whether the Lillian Anderson Arboretum project benefits pollinators by continuing to survey bee populations pre- and post-habitat enrichment. Her own teams will start preparing areas at the arboretum for planting this spring and summer before planting begins in fall.<\/p>\n<p>Community members and students looking to contribute to educational, awareness and research efforts should stay tuned for more information on how to volunteer as plans develop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kalamazoo College Biology Professor Ann Fraser is hoping to create some buzz with her latest project at the Lillian Anderson Arboretum. Part of her project aims to sustain more pollinators such as bees after a perceived decline in the state\u2019s pollinator population since the 1990s. 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The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalfound.org\/\">Kalamazoo Community Foundation<\/a> is providing support of $7,000 from the Love Where You Live Environment Fund toward Fraser\u2019s project, which will help her and K students create:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a better food supply for pollinators by planting the wildflowers they desire;<\/li>\n<li>an improved nesting habitat often consisting of clear ground; and<\/li>\n<li>an information campaign that will encourage southwest Michigan residents to use fewer pesticides, especially in their yards and homes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11721\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11721\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11721\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/01\/Pollinators-3-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Pollinators\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erik Funke &#8217;19 helps Biology Professor Ann Fraser support pollinators and sample bee diversity at Lillian Anderson Arboretum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The rest of Fraser\u2019s project, supported by Kalamazoo College, will develop protocols for bumble-bee monitoring that K students and local citizen scientists can use at nature preserves through collaborations with the <a href=\"http:\/\/swmlc.org\/\">Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy<\/a>. Fraser said about 465 types of bees are native to Michigan including nearly 100 at the arboretum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will help us develop some long-term monitoring so we can record populations year after year to spot declines as they\u2019re beginning to happen,\u201d Fraser said, noting that these studies involve wild bees, not bees maintained in hives. That means it\u2019s important to maintain food supplies and nesting areas rather than hives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been European studies that have shown significant declines in insect populations,\u201d she added. \u201cBut without our own measurements, we can only ask, \u2018is it true?\u2019 Empirical evidence will call us to act.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11723\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11723\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11723\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/01\/Pollinators-2-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"pollinators\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aya Abe &#8217;16 was among the students who helped Biology Professor Ann Fraser support pollinators and sample bee diversity at Lillian Anderson Arboretum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That action would be important assuming a population decline because \u201cbees are the most important pollinators of plants,\u201d Fraser said. \u201cWithout bees, plants don\u2019t reproduce. Fruit crops rely on pollinators and losing pollinators will affect our food supply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a result, \u201cthis support from the Kalamazoo Community Foundation is a wonderful gift,\u201d Fraser said. \u201cIt\u2019s the catalyst we\u2019ve needed to get it off the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fraser has been a professor at K since 2003. She normally teaches introductory biology, entomology, animal behavior and chemical ecology courses, although she is taking a two-term sabbatical. With that time, she will study similar successful projects executed through schools such as the University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota and the University of Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Fraser said other projects have also grown locally, including one last year along Drake Road in Oshtemo Township. Part of Fraser\u2019s research will examine whether the Lillian Anderson Arboretum project benefits pollinators by continuing to survey bee populations pre- and post-habitat enrichment. Her own teams will start preparing areas at the arboretum for planting this spring and summer before planting begins in fall.<\/p>\n<p>Community members and students looking to contribute to educational, awareness and research efforts should stay tuned for more information on how to volunteer as plans develop.<\/p>\n","comment_info":"No Comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11714"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11735,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11714\/revisions\/11735"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11714"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_formats?post=11714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}