10th Congress of Apidology
Between 16 and 19 September, I had the pleasure of attending the 10th Congress of Apidology (organized by the Estonian University of Life Sciences) in…
Student Conference on Conservation Science
Between 10 and 14 September, I had the pleasure to present two posters at two different conferences simultaneously: one in person at the 9th Student…
Rave Terceira 2024 Matela
It was a great honor for me to receive certificates for two of my submissions in the Rave Terceira 2024 – Matela photo competition organized…
An undisturbed flower patch
On a wonderfully sunny morning in early May, looking for a suitable location for my PhD fieldwork, I discovered a flower patch near the ocean…
XII European Congress of Entomology
I was happy to present our research, entitled ‘Flower visitation through the lens: exploring bumblebees’ behaviour with computer vision-based application‘, at the XII European Congress of…
Book Review: Promoting pollination and pollinators in farming
Have a read of my book review about an essential and inspiring book, entitled Promoting pollination and pollinators in farming (2023) edited by Peter Kevan and…
Blooming in the time of harvest
Morning time on a pleasant temperature summer day, I was watching the cloud of buzzing insects around flowering coffee trees (Coffea sp.) while others were…
Noise and pollination
In addition to wild pollinators visiting agricultural lands, ’commercial bumblebees’ (e.g. Bombus terrestris audax in Europea) have been used in glass houses and open-field cultivations…
Life is buzzing on the cabbage
Of the many gorgeous herbaceous plants and flowering fruit trees, the buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) in our garden chose the blooming cabbage (Brassica oleracea) as…