Saturday, August 27th Doors will open at 3:30 PM with refreshments, and the talk will begin promptly at 4 PM. Penn State Extension of Allegheny County 400 North Lexington Street, 3rd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15208-2585 (Please check-in at the security office) Please note that this event is for dues paying members of Burgh Bees only.  To find out more about membership, please visit http://burghbees.org/?page_id=12.  If you are not a member, you can either become a member before attending via the linked membership page, or else you can pay at the door. RSVP is required to attend, so please visit our EventBrite page for this event in order to get your ticket for attendance. Topic: "What we know about pesticides and what we can do to protect our bees" Speaker: Maryann Frazier Abstract: Pesticides, particularly neonicotinoids such as imidacloprid, are being blamed for CCD and pollinator decline in the US and Europe.  Are pesticides a serious problem for our honey bees? Which pesticides are involved and how are they impacting our bees?   More importantly, what can we do to protect them? These topics will be discussed by Maryann Frazier, who is a member of a PSU team looking at the impacts of pesticides on honey bee declines and CCD. Biography: Maryann received her B. S. in Agriculture Education from Penn State University in 1980. In 1983 she completed a Masters of Agriculture in Entomology, specializing in apiculture. She has worked as the assistant state apiary inspector in Maryland and for two years as a beekeeping specialist in Africa and Central America. For the past 22 years she has held the position of Senior Extension Associate in the Department of Entomology at Penn State and is responsible for honey bee extension throughout