Teaching the public how bees stay cool at MPM Inside Out event

The Cook Lab hosted a table at the Milwaukee Public Museum Inside Out event on April 26 titled “Stay Cool: How Honeybees Collectively Regulate Colony Temperature”. 

Dr Cook was joined by PhD students Rachael, Casey, and Kerrigan to talk about our research, show off an observation frame, and answer real-world questions about insects. Museum members young and old gathered around our table to chat about topics such as bee thermoregulation + other behaviors, how bees develop from eggs to adults, and how to support pollinators in your own backyard.

Cook lab members from left to right Rachael Halby, Dr. Chelsea Cook, Casey Lambert, and Kerrigan Tobin stand behind a table with bee development props, giant varroa mites, and an observation frame of live honeybees inside Milwaukee Public Museum.