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Funding Program:
IPM Partnership Grants |
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Project Title:
Colony Collapse Disorder Monitoring and Surveillance Sample Collection |
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Lead State: PA Lead Organization: Pennsylvania State University |
| Undesignated Funding: $8,000 |
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Start Date: Apr-01-2007 End Date: Mar-31-2008 |
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Area of Emphasis: honeybees, honey bees |
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Summary:
In Fall 2006, beekeepers reported extensive losses of colonies across the nation, without recognizable underlying
causes. This phenomenon has been named "Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)". An estimated 23% of the beekeepers in the nation have been affected by this condition, and those affected have lost on average 57% of their colonies between September 2006 and March 2007. These losses threaten the pollination industry and production of commercial honey in the United States. We received grant monies from the National Honey Board to conduct CCD monitoring and surveillance work; however, at the time of the original NHB grant submission, we believed that honey (which is easily collected and requires no specialized shipping and handling) would be a good indicator of colony pathogen load. Our subsequent work with CCD bees has shown this not to be the case. To properly monitor colonies for viruses and other pathogens, we need to obtain bees that are collected and shipped on dry ice, which requires more frequent site visitation than originally envisioned (or budgeted). In addition, we have partnered with Jeff Pettis at USDA-ARS to test comb sterilization and monitor stresses associated with colony movement; this has resulted in an increased number of tested colonies, from a budgeted 16 to 200 colonies. While USDA-ARS has and continues to contribute monies to this project, we require additional funds both to collect and ship samples from the field. These emergency funds will enable collection of essential samples and aid in finding the cause and prevention of CCD. Objectives: 1) Increase the number of field visitation to sample colonies 2) Purchase and ship the additional sample materials needed to accommodate the increased size of experimental colonies resulting from collaboration with the USDA-ARS. Proposal |
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