An Update on Bee Breeding Efforts in Indiana: Breeding for Resistance to Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus

Managed Pollinator Coordinated Agriculture Program (CAP) Updates

A National Research and Extension Initiative to Reverse Pollinator Decline

This is part of an ongoing series of updates from the Managed Pollinator CAP. Additional installments can be found at the:

CAP Updates Table of Contents

More information about the CAP can be found at:

http://www.beeccdcap.uga.edu


by Greg Hunt, Dave Shenefield, Krispn Given, and Jennifer Tsuruda

CAP Updates: 21

Broodmapper: Honey Bee Development and Citizen Science

Help identify brood stages and hone your skills in inspecting honey bee colonies.

Figure 1: A honey bee emerging from a capped cell. Above, left of the emerging bee is a capped cell with a developing pupa unseen, underneath the cap. Above, far right of the emerging bee is a cell with a honey bee egg.

Figure 2: A screenshot from Broodmapper.com with scored cells.

Honey bee development

Honey bees develop from eggs to adults in the cells of honey …

Miticide and Fungicide Interactions

Managed Pollinator Coordinated Agriculture Program (CAP) Updates

A National Research and Extension Initiative to Reverse Pollinator Decline

This is part of an ongoing series of updates from the Managed Pollinator CAP. Additional installments can be found at the:

CAP Updates Table of Contents

More information about the CAP can be found at:

http://www.beeccdcap.uga.edu


CAP Updates: 20

by Reed M. Johnson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Jointly published in the American Bee Journal and in Bee Culture, October 2011.

There is no …

Effects of Nosema on Honey Bee Behavior and Physiology

Managed Pollinator Coordinated Agriculture Program (CAP) Updates

A National Research and Extension Initiative to Reverse Pollinator Decline

This is part of an ongoing series of updates from the Managed Pollinator CAP. Additional installments can be found at the:

CAP Updates Table of Contents

More information about the CAP can be found at:

http://www.beeccdcap.uga.edu


CAP Updates: 19

by Zachary Huang, Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI 48824

Jointly published in the American Bee Journal and in Bee Culture

Assessing the Risks of Honey Bee Exposure to Pesticides

Managed Pollinator Coordinated Agriculture Program (CAP) Updates

A National Research and Extension Initiative to Reverse Pollinator Decline

This is part of an ongoing series of updates from the Managed Pollinator CAP. Additional installments can be found at the:

CAP Updates Table of Contents

More information about the CAP can be found at:

http://www.beeccdcap.uga.edu


CAP Updates: 17

Marion Ellis and Bethany Teeters, University of Nebraska

Abiotic stress …

Pesticides and Their Involvement in Colony Collapse Disorder

Managed Pollinator Coordinated Agriculture Program (CAP) Updates

A National Research and Extension Initiative to Reverse Pollinator Decline

This is part of an ongoing series of updates from the Managed Pollinator CAP. Additional installments can be found at the:

CAP Updates Table of Contents

More information about the CAP can be found at:

http://www.beeccdcap.uga.edu


CAP Updates: 18

by JIM FRAZIER, CHRIS MULLIN, MARYANN FRAZIER and SARA ASHCRAFT Department of Entomology; Penn State University, 501 ASI Building, University Park, PA

Jointly published …

Laying Groundwork for a Sustainable Market of Genetically-Improved Queens: The Bee Team

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Managed Pollinator Coordinated Agriculture Program (CAP) Updates

A National Research and Extension Initiative to Reverse Pollinator Decline

This is part of an ongoing series of updates from the Managed Pollinator CAP. Additional installments can be found at the:

CAP Updates Table of Contents

More information about the CAP can be found at:

http://www.beeccdcap.uga.edu

 

CAP Updates: 16

Marla Spivak, University of Minnesota

Best Management Practices for Beekeepers and Growers


What to know for successful pollination by honey bees

 

Managed Pollinator Coordinated Agriculture Program (CAP) Updates

A National Research and Extension Initiative to Reverse Pollinator Decline

This is part of an ongoing series of updates from the Managed Pollinator CAP. Additional installments can be found at the:

CAP Updates Table of Contents

More information about the CAP can be found at:

http://www.beeccdcap.uga.edu

 

CAP Updates: 14

Best Management Practices (BMPs) For Beekeepers Pollinating California’s Agricultural Crops

Christi Heintz, Meg Ribotto, Marion

Protocol for Honey Bee PCR Diagnostics

 

Managed Pollinator Coordinated Agriculture Program (CAP) Updates

A National Research and Extension Initiative to Reverse Pollinator Decline

This is part of an ongoing series of updates from the Managed Pollinator CAP. Additional installments can be found at the:

CAP Updates Table of Contents

More information about the CAP can be found at:

http://www.beeccdcap.uga.edu

Protocol and budget for real-time PCR diagnostics for honey bees

Jay D. Evans USDA-ARS Bee Research Lab Beltsville, MD 20705 USA

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Nosema Microsporidia: Friend Foe and Intriguing Creatures

 

Managed Pollinator Coordinated Agriculture Program (CAP) Updates

A National Research and Extension Initiative to Reverse Pollinator Decline

This is part of an ongoing series of updates from the Managed Pollinator CAP. Additional installments can be found at the:

CAP Updates Table of Contents

More information about the CAP can be found at:

http://www.beeccdcap.uga.edu

 

Leellen F. Solter, University of Illinois

 

CAP Updates: 13

Microsporidia: Friend, Foe (and Intriguing Creatures)

Leellen F. Solter, Illinois Natural History Survey, Institute of Natural Resources Sustainability,