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Pollinator Health Fund

Impact of Prairie on Reducing Interacting Stressors on Pollinator Health

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $503,028

Total award amount   $1,006,343

Location   Ames, Iowa

Program   Pollinator Health Fund

Matching Funders   Bayer CropScience LP, DuPont Pioneer, Iowa State University Foundation, Syngenta LLC, Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Iowa State University

Iowa State University researchers are studying bee and monarch butterfly populations to assess whether prairie strips in crop fields impact honey bee health and native pollinator abundance and diversity.

The Effect of Farm Management and Floral Foraging Traits on Exposure of Crop Pollinators to The Multiple Interacting Stressors of Pesticides, Parasites and Inadequate Nutrition

Year Awarded  2018

FFAR award amount   $490,356

Total award amount   $980,712

Location   Riverside, CA

Program   Pollinator Health Fund

Matching Funders   Hillary Sardinas, Ponisio and Woodard Start-up Funds, University of California (UC) Riverside College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, UC Riverside Department of Entomology, UC Riverside Research and Economic Development Office

The University of California, Riverside, is examining how management practices in California almond orchards affect bee nutrition, pesticide exposure and parasites.

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

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

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, Missouri

Program   Pollinator Health Fund

Matching Funders   Missouri Department of Conservation

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

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)

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.