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)