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Effects of Multiple Stressors on Pollinator Health in the Southern Plains

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $233,708

Total award amount   $467,416

Location   Stillwater, OK

Program   Pollinator Health Fund

Matching Funders   Oklahoma State University, Syngenta Crop Protection LLC

Grantee Institution   Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State University researchers are evaluating floral choice and quality for managed honey bee colonies and native bee populations in grassland, pastureland, rangeland, wheat and canola fields.

Neglected honey bee interactions: neonicotinoids, Varroa destructor, and Best Management

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $282,709

Total award amount   $615,351

Location   Auburn, AL

Program   Pollinator Health Fund

Matching Funders   Auburn University, Swiss National Science Foundation, University of Georgia, California State Beekeepers’ Association

Grantee Institution   Auburn University

Auburn University researchers are investigating interactions between pesticides and Varroa mites, two causes of honey bee decline. The project is using honey bees’ multiple partner mating behavior to increase intra-colony diversity and improve resistance to pesticide.

Evaluation of Best Management Practices for Bumble Bee and Monarch Habitat

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $353,044

Total award amount   $717,612

Location   Columbia, MO

Program   Pollinator Health Fund

Matching Funders   Missouri Department of Conservation

Grantee Institution   University of Missouri

While pollinator gardens are on the rise, little is known about the best seeds to support different pollinator populations in specific environments. University of Missouri Division of Plant Sciences researchers are developing best management practices for seed planting to improve bumble bee and monarch habitats.

The Queen Exposome And Its Influence on Downstream Colony Disease Response

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $216,610

Total award amount   $433,220

Location   Raleigh, NC

Program   Pollinator Health Fund

Matching Funders   North Carolina State University

Grantee Institution   NC State University

North Carolina State University researchers are studying the effects of pesticide exposure on disease prevalence and reproductive potential. The project is also examining the queen’s effect on the bee colony’s downstream disease response.

Pollinator Health Extension and Metrics in the Pacific Northwest

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $544,929

Total award amount   $1,091,427

Location   Corvallis, OR

Program   Pollinator Health Fund

Matching Funders   Oregon Department of Agriculture, Central Oregon Seeds, Oregon State Beekeepers Association, GloryBee, Oregon Department of Agriculture (Bee Atlas specific)

Grantee Institution   Oregon State University

Oregon State University is spearheading a project to develop management practices that address unique agronomic challenges in the Pacific Northwest by implementing crop-specific management practices and measuring their effectiveness.

Can Commodity Crop Weed Management Practices Enhance Bee Abundance, Diversity, And Health on Agricultural Land?

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $120,900

Total award amount   $241,800

Location   Lexington, KY

Program   Pollinator Health Fund

Matching Funders   University of Kentucky

Grantee Institution   University of Kentucky Research Foundation

University of Kentucky Research Foundation scientists are examining the potential for cover cropping practices to enhance pollinator habitats.

The Impact of Nutrition and Metabolic Capacity on Honeybee Health

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $488,130

Total award amount   $977,072

Location   Fort Collins, CO

Program   Pollinator Health Fund

Matching Funders   Deryn Davidson (Boulder County Extension), Greg Butters, Colorado Professional Beekeeping Association, Western Colorado Honey, Bob Todd, Greg Bowdish, Colorado State University

Grantee Institution   Colarado State University

Colorado State University researchers are studying the impact of phytochemicals, nutritional diversity and metabolic capacity on honeybee health. This project is developing nutritive plant species mixes for pollinator habitats and dietary supplements to sustain healthy honey bee colonies.

A Pipeline for Streamlined Development and Testing of Novel Controls for the Honey Bee Parasitic Mite Varroa Destructor

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $475,559

Total award amount   $1,138,711

Location   Beltsville, MD

Program   Pollinator Health Fund

Matching Funders   Michael De Jong, Auburn University, Blue Ridge Honey Co., Geezer Ridge Farm, Project Apis, University of Georgia, Universitat de Valencia, Board of Regents for the University of Nebraska Department of Entomology

Grantee Institution   USDA-ARS

Varroa mite is a parasite that attacks honey bees, damages colonies and has become resistant to many commercially available chemical control agents. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service researchers are identifying and testing new ways to control varroa mites.

Bioindicators for A Sustainable Future: Dancing Honey Bees Communicate Habitats’ Ability to Feed Pollinators

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $614,067

Total award amount   $1,228,134

Location   Blacksburg, VA

Program   Pollinator Health Fund

Matching Funders   Virginia Tech

Grantee Institution   Virginia Tech

To protect honeybees, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University researchers are examining pollinator behavior in different landscapes to determine where and when supplemental forage is most needed to nourish pollinator populations. The research team is also exploring whether honey bee recruitment behavior, which is how a worker tells her nestmates where she collected food, is a reliable indicator of a viable habitat for native pollinators.

FFAR Awards $1.4 Million to Purdue University, University of California, Davis and University of Edinburgh Researchers to Improve Health and Productivity of Egg-Laying Hens

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