Agricultural Stewardship and Best Management Practices to Reduce Pollinator Risk
Webinar Details
When:
Aug 18, 2020 1:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:07 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
Premiered On-Demand,
View
Now!
Presenter(s):
- Caydee Savinelli from Syngenta Crop Protection
- Patrick Jones from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture
- Andony Melathopoulos from Oregon State University
Virtual Event Format:
Group Viewing Available:
This webinar focused on efforts to mitigate risks of pesticides to bees
Furthermore, it provided an overview of industry, state government, and university extension initiatives to engage stakeholders on pollinator protection.
Other webinars available for on-demand viewing in this 2020 Pollinator Protection Webinar Series:
March 10, 2020: Creating Monarch Habitats in Schools and Communities (View now, ON-DEMAND)
Presenters explained the monarch butterfly’s importance as an iconic species; why safeguarding monarch habitat is critical to overall ecosystem health; and how schools can create living educational environments that provide safe habitat. Participants learned about threats to the monarch butterfly, monarch migration patterns, and the role groups and individuals can play in conserving monarch habitat by adopting integrated pest management practices.
July 21, 2020: Designing and Conducting Bee Studies (View now, ON-DEMAND)
This webinar provided an understanding of basic elements of the studies used by EPA for assessing risk to bees to support the registration or re-evaluation of a pesticide. Featured speakers included representatives from U.S. EPA, Syngenta, Bayer CropScience, and Wageningen University and Research.
July 28, 2020: Assessing Risks to Bees from Pesticides (View now, ON-DEMAND)
This webinar provided a brief overview of EPA’s tiered process for assessing risks to bees, which included an overview of honey bee colony simulation models. Presenters discussed new approach methodologies for exposure and effect assessments that are under development to help reduce reliance on animal testing.
Aug. 18, 2020: Agricultural Stewardship and Best Management Practices to Reduce Pollinator Risk (View now, ON-DEMAND)
This webinar focused on efforts to mitigate risks of pesticides to bees. Furthermore, it provided an overview of industry, state government, and university extension initiatives to engage stakeholders on pollinator protection
September 15, 2020: Engaging Stakeholders: Development and Implementation of Pollinator Protection Plans (View now, ON-DEMAND)
This webinar discussed how managed pollinator protection plans (MP3s) reduce exposure of bees to pesticides through sustainable agriculture and increased stakeholders’ engagement. The webinar also addressed the Agency’s plan to assess the impact of MP3s while coordinating outreach with stakeholders regarding the effectiveness of MP3 implementation.
Loading