Rufus Isaacs and team work to protect bees and pollinators

It's been four years since MSU entomologist Rufus Isaacs and his team set out to find methods that could help growers ensure their crops were pollinated in the face of rising threats to traditional honey bee colonies. They've since made discoveries to help preserve, protect and educate people on the issue. The $8.6 million U.S. Department of Agriculture funded project called the Integrated Crop Pollination project unites 50 scientists from 15 institutions to identify and explore the viability of using native and wild bee species as additional, alternative pollination strategies.