End-of-Year Meeting and Plant Swap

Speaker: Rachel Mallinger, PhD, Assistant Professor, UF Department of Entomology

Topic: "Gardening for Native Bees of Florida"

Refreshments/Social/Plant Swap: 9:30am

Program: 10:00-11:15am

GGC Member Memorial Tribute: 11:25-11:40am

GGC General Meeting: 11:45-12:15am

Dr. Rachel Mallinger is a pollinator ecologist focusing primarily on native wild bees. She is interested in the basic biology of native wild bees, their response to anthropogenic disturbance, and their role in the pollination of both crop and wild plants. A major focus of her research program is to integrate approaches from landscape ecology and community ecology to better understand pollinator community dynamics and plant-pollinator interactions at multiple spatial scales. She conducts research in a variety of ecosystems, including natural, agricultural and urban, with the overarching goal of informing pollinator conservation and improving pollination services.