MCM College organises Lecture on Bees of India

By 121 News Reporter

Chandigarh 31^st January:- Sitting a new benchmark in pragmatic learning of global scale, the Department of Zoology, MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh organized a lecture on 'Bees of India'. The workshop was conducted by Jeese Hoteling, Lab Manager, Deptt of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.

At the start was an interesting lecture on different types of bees. Jeese Hoteling discussed their economic role, especially as pollinators. He explained the relationship between different types of bees and various types of plants and focused on different attributes of bumble bees of Indiana, USA and native honey bees of India. He mentioned different honey bee products and illustrated individual nesting habits of bumble bees and honey bees. After the talk, he interacted with the students in the college garden and demonstrated pollination. The students enthusiastically participated in the activity and interaction. Jeese Hoteling was all praises for their zeal.

Applauding the endeavour, Dr. Puneet Bedi, the Principal of MCM remarked that such diligent opportunities are imperative to pragmatic learning and encouraged the students to make the most of these.