Jiwoo-Katie Choi
(Opinion) The Problem with Honey Bees
"To many people, honey bees symbolize prosperity, sustainability and environmentalism. But as a honey bee researcher, I have to tell you...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Feb 21 min read
BigBee – Digitizing the Bee (Anthophila) Collection
"The Big Bee Thematic Collections Network (TCN) is sponsored by the National Science Foundation to digitize over half of a million bee...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Jan 311 min read
Bee is for Biodiversity
"Although most people think of bees as black and fuzzy, some of the 4,000 or so different native bee species spread throughout the United...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Jan 281 min read
Why wild bees matter, and how we can all help save them
"To make our ecosystems as resilient as possible, we need species diversity – and that includes bees. Here, conservation biologist Sheila...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Jan 281 min read
Enhancing Nest Sites For Native Bee Crop Pollinators
"(Introduction) The European honey bee receives most of the credit for crop pollination, but the number of managed honey bee hives is...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Jan 252 min read
(Opinion) Urban beekeeping is not driving bee decline
"In contrast to the view Tove Danovich expressed in her April 14 op-ed, “A bad case of the hives: How honeybees are hurting your...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Jan 251 min read
(Opinion) Backyard bees disfigure yards in ways we are only beginning to comprehend
"For most of the past century, honeybees were a rarity in urban settings. But urban beekeeping has been on the rise over the past two...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Jan 231 min read
DNA Research Finds Low Genetic Diversity Among U.S. Honey Bees
"U.S. agriculture owes many thanks to the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.), as it plays the crucial role of pollinator within the nation's...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Jan 231 min read
Honeybees are key to biodiversity. Researchers say ecosystems collapsing because of climate change have bee-like species that can be reintroduced
"There are very few animals as important to our world as honeybees. There is, of course, the delicious honey they produce, but they are...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Jan 191 min read
Density of invasive western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in fragmented woodlands indicates potential for large impacts on native species
"(Abstract) Feral Apis mellifera colonies are widespread globally and cause ecological impacts as pollinators and competitors for food...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Jan 191 min read
Want To Save The Bees? Focus On Habitat, Not Honey Bees
"There has been an amazing groundswell of support for bees, motivating people everywhere to act—creating pollinator gardens, planting...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Jan 181 min read
Climate Change Reduces the Abundance and Diversity of Wild Bees
"Wild bees are more affected by climate change than by disturbances to their habitats, according to a team of researchers led by Penn...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Jan 151 min read
Derpy's Bee Story
Sisters Katie & Melly Choi authored and illustrated this bee comic book together to enhance your awareness of the importance of bees and...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Jan 151 min read
Climate change contributes to widespread declines among bumble bees across continents
"(Abstract) Climate change could increase species’ extinction risk as temperatures and precipitation begin to exceed species’...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Jan 141 min read
Honeybees disrupt the structure and functionality of plant-pollinator networks
"(Abstract) The honeybee is the primary managed species worldwide for both crop pollination and honey production. Owing to beekeeping...
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