This interview is with Dr. Marla Spivak who is a leading entomologist currently holding the prestigious title of Distinguished McKnight Professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Minnesota.

Below are links to the University and other related information.

Link to the University of Minnesota Bee Lab: https://beelab.umn.edu/

The Spivak Lab, photo of a 1922 Bee Class: https://beelab.umn.edu/spivak-lab

Learn more about propolis studies at the Bee Lab:
https://beelab.umn.edu/spivak-lab/res...

What you can do to help the honey bees and other pollinators:
https://beelab.umn.edu/actions-help-bees

Endowed Chair at the University Bee Lab support link:
https://beelab.umn.edu/endowed-chair-...

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:03 Interview Begins
01:26 Marla Describes her current job/position
01:55 It's Groundhog Day
02:20 Marla describes her childhood
02:51 Post Doc, Tuscon Arizona
03:32 Marla describes being an outdoor child
05:30 No Pets
05:59 Science Teacher who inspired Marla
06:35 The Library Book that inspired her path with honey bees
07:15 Marla goes to New Mexico
08:58 Marla goes to Brazil
10:09 Dr. Maggie Shanahan Southern Mexico
10:36 The origins of the Spivak Lab at U of Minnesota
16:44 A native bee is named after Marla Spivak
18:30 If not bees, what would you do?
18:47 Dr. Marla Spivak will retire in 2024
19:27 Endowment for Marla's replacement in perpetuity.
22:10 Propolis Research
23:51 Surface roughness isn't enough.
24:30 1/4" deep roughened grooves were better.
25:15 Propola Bee Boxes
26:00 Propolis Volatiles benefits explained.
30:00 There is a difference between rough and smooth hive boxes.
32:50 Propolis sources
34:43 Are backyard beekeepers helping save bees?
36:08 Not a time for backyard treatment free keeping.
39:30 Pesticide regulations and loopholes.
42:15 Pesticide impact on native bees.
44:05 Favorite bee anatomy
46:00 What knowledge is Marla seeking?
46:50 Bee Venom may have many uses.
48:00 Marla's personal skills and interests.
49:35 Closing comments
50:25 What's is like to give a TedTalk?
52:26 $6,000.00 per seat at a TedTalk.
53:31 The End