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Research Programs and Projects at this Location

ARS research is organized into National Programs. Within each National Program are research projects. Listed below are  the National Programs and research projects currently conducted at this location.

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Crop Production (NP #305)
Managing Honey Bees Against Disease and Colony Stress
(In-House Appropriated)
Elucidating the Mechanisms of Varroa Mite Vectoring of DWV-like Viruses and the Capacity of Recombinant Virus Vectors to Control Varroa Mites
(Cooperative Agreement)
Honey Bee Parasite Genetics
(Cooperative Agreement)
A Multidimensional Approach to Tropilaelaps Mite Prevention, Early Detection and Rapid Responses upon Introduction
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
A Multidisciplinary Approach for Tackling Emerging Disease Outbreaks in Honeybees, Apis Mellifera
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
A Multidisciplinary Approach for Tackling Emerging Disease Outbreaks in Honeybees, Apis mellifera
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Elucidating the Mechanisms of Varroa Mite Vectoring of DWV-like Viruses and the Capacity of Recombinant Virus Vectors to Control Varroa Mites
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Integrated control of Varroa mites at the USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Integrated Control of Varroa Mites at the USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Interactive Effects of Temperature and Gut Microbiota on Resistance to Infection in Honey Bees
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Investigation of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Sacbrood Virus (SBV) Infection in Honeybees
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Investigation of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Sacbrood Virus (SBV) Infection in Honeybees
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding Attraction and Vectoring by a Key Parasite of Honey Bees
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Natural Products for Honey Bee Immunity & Disease Resistance
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Straining the Gut: Diversity of and Genome-Based Treatments for Trypanosomatid Parasites of Honey Bees
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Using Big Data to Improve Diagnosis of Larval Disease in Honey Bees
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Developing and Deploying Novel Tools to Support Varroa Mite IPM in Specialty Crop Pollinating Honey Bee Colonies
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Locust Sequencing as Genomic Infrastructure for the Study of Phenotypic Plasticity by the Behavioral Plasticity Research Institute (BPRI)
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
An Epidemiological Approach to the Understanding and Control of Disease Infections in Honey Bees
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Bee Genome Sequencing and Bioinformatics
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Sampling Midwest Bee Diversity for Genomics
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Effects of Temperature and Gut Microbiota on Resistance to Infection in Honey Bees
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)