Come join us in the wonderful and vibrant world of insects and flowers for a weekend of activities around pollination.

Join us for one or all of the activities below

Day 1: Saturday 20th August 2022

9am - 12 Noon	Field Excursion	A morning field excursion exploring and finding insects and the flowers they pollinate in our local area Limited to 25 bookings
1pm - 3.30pm	Microscope Fun	An afternoon in the Herbarium looking at the wonder of insects and flowers under microscopes Limited to 15 bookings

Day 2: Sunday 21st August 2022

10am - 12 Noon

An Illustrated Talk

Connections between flowers and their 6 legged visitors - the role of native bees and flies in pollination and biological control presented by Dr Sue Jaggar

Sunday's talk is a wonderful opportunity for families and individuals to gain a visual and informative glimpse of our amazing insects and flowers and how they interact with each other. Sue is an amazing photographer reflected in her significant studies of insects.

Dr Sue Jaggar: Biography

I worked as a geophysicist for 10 years, then in Education development in Africa (Tanzania and D.R. Congo) for 10 years, where I trained teachers in education methods. On returning to Australia I returned to Geophysics for 3 years. During this time I gained an increasing interest in entomology through my photography. I decided to undertake some study and completed an Entomology subject through the University of Queensland by external studies. I decided to make a change from geophysics to entomology, so moved to Armidale in NSW and completed a Master of Environmental science and then a PhD.

My MEnvSc research was in the efficiency and effectiveness of pollinators on Mango. I mapped the diversity of pollinators, and the amount of pollen they transferred each time they visited a mango flower.

My PhD looked at biological control agents, I studied the interactions of two native wasps and a Mirid bug in the control of whiteflies on tomato plants. After the completion of my studies I worked in Loxton, SA with a company that produced insects for biological control of pests.

I then moved to WA to work with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) to work on a project that is assessing the potential of using Flies (Diptera) for pollination of crops. While in Perth I was a volunteer with the Kings Park plant propagation team. When the fly project ended I moved to Katanning where I am working as Nursery Supervisor for the Landcare Nursery. Although my research has been with agricultural crops I am interested in pollination of our native species, and so spend a lot of time photographing native bees and other pollinators.

Photography

A lot of my photography is macro (up close), although I do some landscape and bird photography. Some of my photos are on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/...

I also contribute to iNaturalist, a website that is attempting to map species across the world.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=grid&user_id=suejaggardpird&verifiable=any

Contact the host of Insects and Flowers: A Natural Connection led by ecologist Dr Sue Jaggar