Krispn Given Featured in WLFI "What It Takes"

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — News 18 continues to find out "What It Takes" to tackle different occupations in the WLFI viewing area.

This month, News 18 This Morning's Cody Melin visited the Purdue Bee Lab to learn "What It Takes" to be a honeybee breeder and honeybee keeper.

The folks at the Purdue Bee Lab are working to change beekeeping on a global level.

"We're breeding bees that are resistant to Varroa destructor," Krispn Given ,the Apiculture Specialist at Purdue University, told News 18....

 

Read the full article on WLFI here.

Featured Stories

Young girl grocery shopping with father.
Food survey shows consumer perceptions during government shutdown

The household food insecurity rate posted the largest increase so far this year, rising from...

Read More
Blaine Wagner poses with laboratory equipment
Driven by curiosity: Blaine's journey in biochemistry

For Blaine Wagner, growing up in Greensburg, Indiana, meant being surrounded by agriculture. He...

Read More
Purdue Top Farmer Conference 2025
2026 Top Farmer Conference explores global competitiveness, tariffs, long-run market outlooks

Registration is now open for Purdue University’s annual Top Farmer Conference, one of the...

Read More
Mongolian Energy Giving Site
From bird song to bulldozers, sound affects our wellbeing

It’s 2 a.m. and you’re woken by a motorcycle revving its engine outside your house....

Read More
Laura Esman
Behind the Research: Laura Esman

Many people are involved in the remarkable range of programs, services and facilities that...

Read More
A woman wearing a black Purdue Animal Sciences shirt stands inside a dairy barn and smiles at the camera. Behind her, several Holstein cows eat at a feed bunk, and warm overhead lights illuminate the barn.
Supporting a dairy industry pipeline from youth to producers

Jackie Boerman advances dairy teaching and outreach, guiding future leaders and supporting...

Read More