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Iowa State researchers survey endangered bee populace
Iowa State researchers found uncommon rusty patched bumblebees in Ames and Fort Dodge communities following a summer season of analysis.
Amy Toth, a professor in ecology, evolution and organismal biology, and Anna Tucker, affiliate assistant professor in pure useful resource ecology and administration, have begun their two and a half yr analysis challenge on social insect biology. Their analysis is specifically centered on social bees and wasps.
“So this can be a principally area primarily based challenge, and we go round to a wide range of completely different websites throughout the state of Iowa,” Toth mentioned. “Primarily, we do surveys and search for the presence of uncommon and endangered bumblebees. We’re specializing in two species: one is the federally endangered rusty patched, after which the opposite is the declining American bumblebee.”
The jap facet of Iowa has been reported to have populations of the rusty patched bumblebee, each beforehand and thru their workforce’s area research this previous summer season. However, the discovering of those bees in central Iowa has been excellent news for his or her analysis and hopes of the bee specie’s future.
“They could be necessary for conservation,” Toth mentioned. “One of many issues with an endangered species is that if the inhabitants is tremendous small, they’re going to finish up inbreeding after which that ensuing lack of genetic variety can truly result in what’s referred to as an ‘extinction vortex.’”
Toth mentioned an extinction vortex is when the inhabitants of a species turns into so small that the shortage of genetic variety results in later generations growing extra well being issues. The invention of rusty patched bumblebees in central Iowa helps to make sure the species can have the mandatory genetic variance.
Among the many workforce is graduate scholar Kelsey Shepherd, a graduate scholar in pure useful resource ecology and administration, who was one of many researchers who traveled the state doing surveys. The workforce discovered rusty patched bumblebees at solely 4 of the 50 websites surveyed.
“What we did for the occupancy surveys was what’s referred to as a fast survey,” Shepherd mentioned. “We surveyed for half-hour, and we’re simply netting each bumblebee we noticed, ID’ing it, and noting what species it was. At those self same fast surveys, we did a habitat survey, so we famous each flowering plant species after which another habitat options.”
These surveys may assist the workforce decide what bumblebee species had been within the space and what explicit environments these species can thrive in. The finding out of the habitats is meant to assist find different rusty patched populations within the states and in addition to have a greater understanding for conservation efforts for these bees.
The later survey efforts by the analysis workforce could be to gather the bees, do measurements on them in an effort to do a fundamental evaluation, and launch them again into their habitat. The present consensus by the analysis workforce is that the rusty patched bumblebees want forested areas with close by rivers and prairies.
“We hope that we will proceed to search out them there,” Shepherd mentioned. “It’s a very good signal; it means they’re surviving, they usually could be even in locations that we don’t know they’re.”
The workforce’s subsequent step is to do an additional evaluation on the bees’ well being primarily based on the measurements they discovered. Subsequent summer season, the workforce plans to focus on their analysis into the kinds of environments the place they’d success discovering the rusty patched bumblebees.
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Dry weather forecasted to stick around in Iowa – KIWA Radio
IARN – While the temperatures have been enjoyable lately, the lack of rainfall has been anything but. After experiencing the driest September on record, drought and fire dangers have increased. Justin Glisan, state climatologist for Iowa, said that the drought monitor has been repopulated with zones of abnormally dry conditions.
Read more at Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network.
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Iowa Tied for Sixth at Fighting Irish Classic
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Iowa men’s golf team finished two rounds of play at the Fighting Irish Classic on Sunday. The Hawkeyes currently sit in sixth place out of 15 teams.
Sophomore Noah Kent and junior Gage Messingham are both leading the Hawkeyes, tied for 8th place overall. Kent shot 1-over (71) in the first round and 1-under (69) in the second round, finishing with a total score of 140. Messingham join Kent as the only other Hawkeye to go under-par today in a round.
Sophomore Max Tjoa is tied for 37th place, shooting rounds of 74 and 72, with a total score of 146. Senior Chance Rinkol posted scores of 71 and 77 in the first and second rounds, respectively, and sits tied for 51st place with a score of 148. Senior Josh Lundmark recorded rounds of 79 and 71, finishing tied for 64th place with a total score of 150.
HAWKEYE SCORECARD
6/15 | Team | +5 | +3 | 148 |
T8 | Gage Messingham | -1 | +1 | 140 |
T8 | Noah Kent | +1 | -1 | 140 |
T37 | Max Tjoa | +4 | +2 | 146 |
T51 | Chance Rinkol | +1 | +7 | 148 |
T64 | Josh Lundmark | +9 | +1 | 150 |
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH TYLER STITH
“Today was a very strong team performance with Noah and Gage leading the way. We showed a lot of grit all day but especially down the stretch. We’re in a great position heading into the final round.”
UP NEXT
The final round of the Fighting Irish Classic is set to tee off on Monday morning.
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Nebraska Volleyball Dominates Iowa in Sweep
Nebraska volleyball entered October a perfect 38-0 against Iowa all-time. That number is now 39-0.
The No. 2 Huskers (14-1, 4-0 Big Ten) swept the Hawkeyes (8-8, 2-2 Big Ten), 25-17, 25-11, 25-13. This is the eighth-straight sweep for Nebraska over Iowa and 11th-straight win since falling at SMU.
Nebraska’s offense hit a blistering .404, led by 10 kills on .400 hitting from Merritt Beason.
The story of the day was the middles, though. With Andi Jackson out again, Leyla Blackwell earned the start alongside Rebekah Allick. The pair notched nine kills each, with Blackwell hitting .692 and Allick hitting .583. They also combined for five blocks.
Bergen Reilly dished out 35 assists.
Iowa managed to hit just .155, but did have the player with a match-high for kills: Michel Urquahart at 11.
Nebraska is back in action Friday, hosting No. 10 Purdue.
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