Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- September 30, 2008
Great Insect Fair Asks, "To Bee or not to Bee" (:50)
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TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE. THAT'S THE THEME OF PENN STATE'S 2008 GREAT INSECT FAIR, WHICH WILL FOCUS ON THE PLIGHT OF THE HONEY BEE. MORE FROM CHUCK GILL:
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(:10) IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE MASSIVE DIE-OFF OF HONEY BEES IN THE UNITED STATES, AND YOU WANT TO LEARN WHAT'S BEING DONE ABOUT IT, PENN STATE'S GREAT INSECT FAIR IS THE PLACE TO "BEE" ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4.
(:11) SPONSORED BY THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES' ENTOMOLOGY DEPARTMENT, THE INSECT FAIR WILL OFFER SEVERAL FUN AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES INVOLVING HONEY BEES, ACCORDING TO EXTENSION ENTOMOLOGIST STEVEN JACOBS :Jacobs Actuality:
(:16) "WE HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS FEATURING BEES AND HONEY AND POLLINATORS. WE'LL HAVE VIDEOS. WE'LL HAVE LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS WITH HIVES. WE HAVE OBSERVATION HIVES WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME UP AND LOOK AT THE HONEY THE BEES ARE PRODUCING. WE ALSO HAVE GAMES FOR CHILDREN WHERE THEY PRETEND TO BE BEES COLLECTING POLLEN AND NECTAR, AND A HOST OF OTHER THINGS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BEES."(:11) THE GREAT INSECT FAIR WILL BE HELD FROM 10 TIL 4 ON OCTOBER 4 AT THE SNIDER AG ARENA, NEAR BEAVER STADIUM ON THE UNIVERSITY PARK CAMPUS. PARKING AND ADMISSION ARE FREE. FROM PENN STATE, I'M CHUCK GILL.
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