Bee Health Research (National Honey Board Production Research)
2007 Emergency CCD Projects
PCR Quantification of Pathogens in Target CCD Colonies
Diana Cox-Foster
Pennsylvania State University
Results from this project were heavily featured in the Science article mentioned above.
2007 Emergency CCD Projects
Chemical Identification
Jerry Bromenshenk
Bee Alert Technology, affiliated with the University of Montana
Press releases were issued by the US Army and the University of Montana regarding a new chemical identification process and VDV-1. See the press release here http://www.matr.net/article-30443.html and here http://www.ecbc.army.mil/about/features_archive.htm. The next phase of funding was provided by the Almond Board. The researcher plans to write at least one paper for publication.
2007 Emergency CCD Projects
Emergency Funding for Colony Collapse Disorder: Wax Residue Analysis
Dennis vanEngelsdorp / Jeff Pettis
Pennsylvania State University & USDA/ARS
This funding was used to analyze samples of wax and pollen for chemical residues. These samples were used by several groups and projects to analyze causes of CCD.
2007 Emergency CCD Projects
Cause of Colony Collapse Disorder
Dennis vanEngelsdorp
Pennsylvania State University
This funding was used to collect samples of CCD-affected hives. These samples were used by several groups and projects to analyze causes of CCD.
2007 Emergency CCD Projects
Emergency Funding to identify the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder: Pesticide Analysis
Chris Mullin and Maryann Frazier
Pennsylvania State University
The researchers plan to publish a paper from the results of this study.
2007 Emergency CCD Projects
Emergency Funding for Colony Collapse Disorder: Protein and Mitotyping Analysis
David Tarpy
North Carolina State University
This funding was used to analyze samples taken from CCD-affected hives. These samples were used by several groups and projects to analyze causes of CCD.
2007 Emergency CCD Projects
Publication: “A metagenomic survey of microbes in honey bee colony collapse disorder”
USDA_ARS Beltsville bee lab, PA Dept of Agriculture, FL Dept of Agriculture
Science (journal)
Funding from several of the 2007 Emergency CCD projects, as well as funding from the National Institutes of Health, the USDA_ARS Beltsville bee lab, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the Florida Department of Agriculture led to the following publication: “A metagenomic survey of microbes in honey bee colony collapse disorder,” Science, 2008 Feb 8;319(5864):724-5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17823314
Several other publications are in the final stages of preparation and/or in review. Results have been shared with both national bee organizations at the January 2009 meetings.
2007 Emergency CCD Projects
Honey Industry
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