Golick Entomology Education Research Team

The Bumble Boosters Team engaged 20 Minneapolis area teachers in curriculum around citizen science with mason bees at the 2015 Entomological Society of America meeting, sponsored by the Entomological Foundation and ESA STEP committee. Nice work Erin Ingram, Louise Lynch, and Doug Golick. Thanks to the sponsors of the workshop and to the teachers for attending.

We even made it to the San Fransisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/UNL-program-gets-technical-to-track-bumblebees-4650356.php

UNL program gets technical to track bumblebees (AP) â Professors with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Entomology Department are in the pilot stages of a program that hopes to use radio tracking technology to learn about bumblebee queens. Doug Golick is an assistant professor in entomology at UNL and was a student during the original &q...

A little press never hurts.

http://newsroom.unl.edu/releases/2013/07/05/UNL+professor+works+to+crowdsource+a+better+bumblebee+box

UNL professor works to crowdsource a better bumblebee box | News Releases | University of... Doug Golick is trying to generate a little buzz. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln assistant professor of entomology is working to craft the ideal bumblebee domicile – and he’s turning to the public to get the project off the ground.

The Golick research team just launched a Kickstarter project. At http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/847973950/bumble-boosters-designing-a-better-bumble-bee-domi
Please consider pledging. Thanks Doug

Bumble Boosters: Designing a better bumble bee domicile. Bumble bees can be attracted to nest boxes but the success rate is low. We want to design, build, and test a better domicile.

Interesting article http://www.joe.org/joe/2013february/iw3.php

Radio tagging bumble bees. Lots of problems to sort out.

This is the start of the Golick Entomology Education Research Team's page. Look for exciting updates and posts in the month's to come.