Bangalore Meeting on Asian Bees - Schedule
Tentative Program
Friday 09/02/2018
Location: Department of Entomology, UAS-GKVK
9:15 Welcome (Axel Brockmann, V. Belavadi)
Session 1: Non-Apis Bees 1
9:30 – 10:10
John Stoskopf Ascher (NUS Singapore):
Overcoming the taxonomic impediment to study of Indian bees
10:10 – 10:35
Arati Pannure (UAS, GKVK)
Diversity of non-Apis bees in southern India and their importance as pollinators
10:35 – 11:00
Martin Streinzer (University of Vienna):
Mapping bumble bees in Arunachal Pradesh
11:00 – 11:30 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee/Tea Break
Session 2: Non-Apis Bees 2
11:30 – 11:50
Snehal Karpe (NCBS):
Olfactory receptor gene repertoires in solitary and social bees
11:50 – 12:30
Apoorva BV (The Hive):
Rejuvenation of beekeeping activity
13:00 – 14.30am Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 Discussion session 1
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee/Tea Break
16:30 – 18:00 Discussion session 2
19:00 Dinner (Speakers only)
Saturday 10/02/2018
Location: NCBS, Haapus (Lecture Hall 1)
Session 3: Asian Honey Bees
9:30 – 10:10
Gard Otis (University of Guelph)
Asian honey bees: What has been done - what do we need to do?
10:10 – 10:35
R. Siddappa Setty (ATREE)
Long-term monitoring of honey bees (Apis dorsata) and impact of ban on harvest in Western Ghats India
10:35 – 11:00
Thomas Schmitt (University of Wuerzburg):
Comparative studies on nest mate recognition in honey bee species
10:35 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:30am Coffee/Tea Break
Session 2: Asian Honey Bees 2
11:30 – 11:50
Johannes Spaethe University of Wuerzburg):
Comparative studies on sensory systems and behavior of honey bees
11:50 – 12:10
G.S. Balamurali (IISER Trivandrum)
Floral color change exploits sensory biases and learning in A. cerana
12:10 – 12:30
Joby Joseph (University of Hyderabad)
Mechanism of learning and memory in Apis dorsata
12:30 – 12:50
Geetha GT (NCBS)
The impact of air pollution on A. dorsata workers
13:00 – 14.30 Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 Discussion session 3
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee/Tea Break
16:30 – 18:00 Discussion session 4
19:00 Dinner at NCBS (Speakers and Students; NCBS 1. Floor Canteen)