The Pau Hana Seminar series is a bi-weekly live stream program by Bishop Museum researchers, collection managers, and community affiliates. These programs provoke engaging conversations on a wide range of topics related to culture and history in Hawai‘i and the Pacific. In this Pau Hana Pū Kākou: Bee Biodiversity and Disease, Michelle Fearon, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Michigan discusses the dilution effect hypothesis, which suggests that increasing biodiversity reduces infectious disease transmission. However, pollinator communities have been experiencing severe biodiversity losses and population declines. Michelle will share how pollinator community diversity and habitat quality may both contribute to altering prevalence of three bee viruses infecting both honey bees and native bees through two different pathways. General admission: suggested donation of $5–$10. Free for Bishop members. More info: https://www.bishopmuseum.org/calendar/pau-hana-pu-kakou/
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