"Pollinators - A Critical Link in Your Food Chain" Pollinators are essential to the quality diets we enjoy in the developed world. However, they are a finite resource and there is evidence that pollinators are imperiled from exotic diseases, habitat loss, and intensive management practices. This lecture will overview the place of pollinators in agriculture and steps concerned landowners can take to encourage local populations. Our speaker is Dr. Keith Delaplane, professor and extension entomologist with the University of Georgia. He received his Master?s degree and his Ph.D. in Entomology from Louisiana State University. He is Program Director of UGA's Honey Bee Program and a co-Founder of the Young Harris College Beekeeping Institute. Dr. Delaplane is the author of First Lessons in Beekeeping and creator of the award-winning television series, Honeybees and Beekeeping: A Year in the Life of an Apiary. Currently, he is working to find a solution to the Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder. He received a beginner?s beekeeping kit for his 13th birthday, and his interest in all things bugs has been growing ever since.