HON 321E: Pollination Ecology

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1-credit Honors Seminar, Iowa State University
Fall semester 2021 and 2022
(Created and taught by Kate Borchardt)

Pollinators have become an increasingly popular topic in ecology, agriculture, and conservation biology. This course is to provide a broad overview of pollination ecology accessible for non-biology majors, including integration of many scientific topics such as botany, insect ecology, foraging theory, community context, interaction network analysis, and global climate change as well as applications through research methods and conservation practices. Coursework entails lecture content, class discussions, a class field experiment, and a final literature review assignment.

Guest Lecturer: Pollinator Stewardship Course

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Virtual course on pollinators for the general public
2025 & 2026
Link to course website.

My lecture focused on the relationship between wasps and bees, the importance of wasps in ecosystems, wasp pollination services, and how to best co-exist with these important native insects.