Natalie Boyle Ph.D.

Program Coordinator, INSECT NET
Assistant Research Professor

W-105 Millennium Science Complex, University Park

Email nmb5846@psu.edu
Phone 814-863-3974
Pronouns she/her
Elsevier Pure Profile

Areas of Expertise

Bees Medicine & Life Sciences
Osmia Lignaria Agriculture & Biology
Bee Earth & Environmental Sciences
Megachilidae Agriculture & Biology
Pollination Medicine & Life Sciences
Pollinator Earth & Environmental Sciences
Hymenoptera Medicine & Life Sciences
Bees Agriculture & Biology

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Elsevier Pure Profile

: Dr. Boyle is the coordinator for educational programming at Penn State's Insect Biodiversity Center and oversees the development of public workshops and classes in pollinator-friendly landscaping and insect conservation. Her research background is in improving the management of solitary and social bee species to maximize their contribution to commercial pollination services.
: 2023

More than mesolectic
Makaylee K. Crone, Natalie K. Boyle, Sean T. Bresnahan, David J. Biddinger, Rodney T. Richardson, Christina M. Grozinger, Oct 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution

2021

CropPol
Alfonso Allen-Perkins, Ainhoa Magrach, Matteo Dainese, Lucas A. Garibaldi, David Kleijn, Romina Rader, James R. Reilly, Rachael Winfree, Ola Lundin, Carley M. McGrady, Claire Brittain, David J. Biddinger, Derek R. Artz, Elizabeth Elle, George Hoffman, James D. Ellis, Jaret Daniels, Jason Gibbs, Josh..., 2021, In: Ecology

Adult body size measurement redundancies in Osmia lignaria and Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)
Lindsie M. McCabe, Natalie K. Boyle, Morgan B. Scalici, Theresa L. Pitts-Singer, Nov 2021, In: PeerJ

2020

Crop production in the USA is frequently limited by a lack of pollinators
J. R. Reilly, D. R. Artz, D. Biddinger, K. Bobiwash, N. K. Boyle, C. Brittain, J. Brokaw, J. W. Campbell, J. Daniels, E. Elle, J. D. Ellis, S. J. Fleischer, J. Gibbs, R. L. Gillespie, K. B. Gundersen, L. Gut, G. Hoffman, N. Joshi, O. Lundin, K. Mason, C. M. McGrady, S. S. Peterson, T. L. Pitts-Singe..., Jul 29 2020, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Wildflower plantings promote blue orchard bee, Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), reproduction in California almond orchards
Natalie K. Boyle, Derek R. Artz, Ola Lundin, Kimiora Ward, Devon Picklum, Gordon I. Wardell, Neal M. Williams, Theresa L. Pitts-Singer, Apr 1 2020, In: Ecology and Evolution

2019

Assessing blue orchard bee (Osmia lignaria) propagation and pollination services in the presence of honey bees (Apis mellifera) in Utah tart cherries
Natalie K. Boyle, Theresa L. Pitts-Singer, 2019, In: PeerJ

Workshop on Pesticide Exposure Assessment Paradigm for Non-Apis Bees
Natalie K. Boyle, Theresa L. Pitts-Singer, John Abbott, Anne Alix, Diana L. Cox-Foster, Silvia Hinarejos, David M. Lehmann, Lora Morandin, Bridget O'Neill, Nigel E. Raine, Rajwinder Singh, Helen M. Thompson, Neal M. Williams, Thomas Steeger, Feb 13 2019, In: Environmental entomology

Pesticide Exposure Assessment Paradigm for Solitary Bees
Fabio Sgolastra, Silvia Hinarejos, Theresa L. Pitts-Singer, Natalie K. Boyle, Timothy Joseph, Johannes Luckmann, Nigel E. Raine, Rajwinder Singh, Neal M. Williams, Jordi Bosch, Feb 13 2019, In: Environmental entomology

2018

A nonlethal method to examine non-APIs bees for mark-capture research
Natalie K. Boyle, Amber D. Tripodi, Scott A. Machtley, James P. Strange, Theresa L. Pitts-Singer, James R. Hagler, May 1 2018, In: Journal of Insect Science

Evaluating the persistence of fluorescent and protein powders on adult blue orchard bees, Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), for mark-capture studies
Natalie K. Boyle, Scott A. Machtley, James R. Hagler, Theresa L. Pitts-Singer, Jun 1 2018, In: Apidologie

Examination of a managed pollinator strategy for almond production using Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)
Theresa L. Pitts-Singer, Derek R. Artz, Stephen S. Peterson, Natalie K. Boyle, Gordon I. Wardell, Apr 5 2018, In: Environmental entomology

2017

A scientific note on seasonal levels of pesticide residues in honey bee worker tissues
Natalie K. Boyle, Walter S. Sheppard, Feb 1 2017, In: Apidologie

Migratory Bee Hive Transportation Contributes Insignificantly to Transgenic Pollen Movement between Spatially Isolated Alfalfa Seed Fields
Natalie K. Boyle, Sandya R. Kesoju, Stephanie L. Greene, Ruth C. Martin, Douglas B. Walsh, Feb 1 2017, In: Journal of economic entomology

The effect of nest box distribution on sustainable propagation of Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in commercial tart cherry orchards
N. K. Boyle, T. L. Pitts-Singer, Mar 1 2017, In: Journal of Insect Science

Wildflower plantings do not compete with neighboring almond orchards for pollinator visits
Ola Lundin, Kimiora L. Ward, Derek R. Artz, Natalie K. Boyle, Theresa L. Pitts-Singer, Neal M. Williams, Jun 1 2017, In: Environmental entomology

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