Program: An Update on Native Plant Studies from OSU’s Garden Ecology Lab

Monday, February 9, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Program: An Update on Native Plant Studies from OSU’s Garden Ecology Lab
Presenter: Gail Langeletto, Professor of Horticulture. 
Location: Cordley Hall Room 2602, Oregon State University 

An entomologist by training, Gail is focused on developing a better understanding of how to design and manage gardens and parks within urban/suburban landscapes to maximize pollination, pest control, and human health and well-being. She is particularly interested in documenting the garden plants and practices that promote or impede biodiversity and ecosystem function. She is a professor of horticulture at Oregon State University, where she also serves as director of the BioResource Research program (an undergraduate major centered around student research experiences).

The Oregon State University Garden Ecology lab has engaged in an array of native plant studies over the past few years, including: identifying plants most attractive to local pollinators, determining the impact of native plant breeding (to produce native cultivars) on pollinators, and surveying native plant growers to better understand current operations and strategic needs. More recently, they have documented the plants (native and not) favored by syrphid flies in garden systems, and have audited pollinator gardens in the Eugene, Corvallis, and Portland metro-areas to better understand how gardeners are actualizing advice on planting for pollinators. In this talk, you will hear a brief recap of past studies and will get a first look at our newest data on syrphid flies and pollinator gardens.

Here is the link to register for the Zoom meeting. https://oregonstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/CNZZIuvkTb-yWifbYnQUtA