The Center for Pollinator Research

Advancing Pollinator Health and Conservation

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Pennsylvania's Pollinators

What is a pollinator and why do we need them?

Coneflowers in bloom in a summer backyard garden

Landscaping for Pollinators

Ways you can help reverse declines in pollinator populations right in your own backyard, including how to certify your property as a Pollinator Friendly Habitat.

Research

We employ multidisciplinary research approaches committed to studying the factors impacting pollinator health.

About Us

We are researchers, educators, extension specialists and outreach coordinators spanning multiple departments and colleges.

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Classroom Materials

A collection of lesson plans and classroom activities all about pollinators!

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Resource Library

Find information about pollinators by species, resource type, or topic!

News

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A graduate student engages with the public at an insect booth at the annual Great Insect Fair

February 02, 2026

Insect and Pollinator Student Research Awards - Apes Valentes, Maria Sibylla, and Dutch Gold Applications are Open!

Julie Rockwell, seated at a digital camera lighting set up to collect images of museum specimens

February 02, 2026

Frost Entomological Museum - Summer 2026 Internships Available

Avehi Singh, a consultant at the World Wildlife Fund and first author on the study, collects compounds from squash flowers. Credit: Day’s Edge Productions. All Rights Reserved.

January 22, 2026

Domestication has changed the chemicals squash flowers use to attract bees

Bee on a pink flower with pollen stuck all over its body

January 06, 2026

The Bee Course - now accepting applications for 2026

+80%

of plants use pollinators to reproduce

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bites of food we eat exists because of pollinators

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production of 3/4 of the world's major food crops benefit from pollinators

All work performed in any of the PSU Honey & Pollen Diagnostic Lab's shared facilities should be acknowledged in scholarly reports, presentations, posters, papers, and all other publications. Proper acknowledgment provides a visible measure of the impact of the PSU Honey & Pollen Diagnostic Lab's shared facilities and is essential for our continued funding. Acknowledgement of the facility must include our specific Research Resource Identifier (RRID), which is SCR_026635.