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PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Publications
Webinars
Presentations
Media Spotlights
- Bloom, Elias H.,Elisabeth C. Oeller, Rachel L. Olsson, Matthew R. Brousil, Robert N. Schaeffer, Saumik Basu, Zhen Fu, and David W. Crowder. 2022. “Documenting Pollinators, Floral Hosts, and Plant–Pollinator Interactions in U.S. PacificNorthwest Agroecosystems.” Ecology 103 (3): e3606. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3606
- Rae Olsson, Shared Traits: Entomologists and LGBTQ+ Folks, American Entomologist, Volume 67, Issue 4, Winter 2021, pg 68 https://doi.org/10.1093/ae/tmab069 (published January 2022)
- Olsson et al 2021. Interactions between plants and pollinators across urban and rural farming landscapes. Food Webs. (27) 1-12.
- Olsson et al 2021. Pollinators in Canola in the Inland Pacific Northwest. WSU Extension
- Smith et al 2020. Landscape context affects the sustainability of organic farming systems. PNAS
- Bjerke et al 2019. US Canola Association: Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Pollinator Protection in Canola Fields
- Bloom, Olsson, Wine, Schaeffer, Crowder 2018. An Introduction to Cavity-Nesting Bees in the Puget Sound Region
- Bloom, Olsson, Crowder 2017. A Citizen Science Guide to Wild Bees and Floral Visitors in Western Washington
Webinars
- Providing habitat for wild bees on organic farms
- Wild bee monitoring, education and outreach in organic farming systems webinar
Presentations
- "Canola-Pollinator relationships." 2019. Invited talk as part of the plenary series at University of Idaho Cultivating the Harvest conference
- "The canola-pollinator relationships of eastern Washington and northern Idaho." 2018. Paper presented in the graduate student competition at the national meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Vancouver, BC, CA
- "Environmental stresses and their effect on pollen and nectar quality." 2017. Paper presented in the graduate student competition at the national meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Denver, CO
- “Is City Life Affecting Your Diet? A study of bumble bee lipid content across urbanized landscapes.” 2017. Paper presented in the graduate student competition at the Pacific Branch meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Portland, OR
- “Landscape Use and Bee Health.” 2016. Paper presented in the graduate student competition at the International Congress on Entomology, Orlando, FL
- “Characterizing Pollinator Health in the Pacific Northwest.” 2016. Research proposal seminar, presented for the WSU Entomology Colloquium seminar series, Pullman, WA
- “Research on Wild Pollinators.” 2015. Invited talk for University of Idaho Pollination Seminar, Moscow, ID
- “What’s Your Favorite Food? Floral preferences of honey bees and bumble bees in western Washington.” 2015 Paper presented in the graduate student competition at the national meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Minneapolis, MO.
- “Characterizing Pollinator Health in the Pacific Northwest.” 2015. Research proposal pursuant to doctoral degree. Advisor: Dr. David Crowder. Pullman, WA.
- “Ground Beetle Populations in Western Washington Prairies and Garry Oak Stands.” 2014 Poster presented at the Pacific Branch meeting of the Entomological Society and the annual meeting of the Northwest Scientific Association
- “Populations of Ground Beetles in Organic versus GMHT Corn Fields in the Pacific Northwest.” 2013 Term paper fulfilling writing requirement of independent research and writing component of B.Sc.
- “Exploring Relationships of Garden Symphylan (Scutigerella immaculata) populations to Potato Cultivation in Organic Systems: A laboratory based investigation.” 2012 Term paper fulfilling writing requirement of independent research and writing component of B.Sc.
Media Spotlights
- "WSU Researcher finds promise in pollinators that aren't bees"- Moscow-Pullman Daily News, July 9, 2021.