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
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.