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Research Projects Subjects of Investigation at this Location

Each ARS research project has related subjects of investigation.  Listed below are the subjects of investigation currently conducted at this location.

Clicking on a subject of investigation will list the research projects within that  subject of investigation.
Subjects of Investigation
Air
Alfalfa
Apple
Atmosphere, general/other
Bacteria
Beans (dry)
Beans (fresh, fresh-processed)
Bedding/garden plants
Beef cattle, general/other
Beef cattle, live animal
Berries and cane fruits, other
Blueberry
Cherry
Citrus, general/other
Climate
Cocoa
Coffee
Cole crops (includes cabbage, kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower,
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cranberry
Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucumber
Cucurbits, other (includes pumpkin, squash, gourd)
Dairy cattle, general/other
Dairy cattle, live animal
Deciduous and small fruits, general/other
Egg-type chicken, live animal
Fertilizers
Fungi (includes yeast)
General technology
Goats, meat and mohair
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
Grapefruit
Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
Hard red winter wheat
Herbaceous perennials and decorative greens
Honey bees
Insects
Meat, beef cattle
Meat, dairy cattle
Meat, sheep
Meat, swine
Meat-type chicken, live animal
Microorganisms, general/other
Milk
Narcotic plants
Nematodes
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Orange
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Ornamentals and turf, general/other (includes cacti)
Other animals, general
Other non-bee pollinators, general
Papaya
Parks and urban green space
Peach
Pear
Peppers
Pesticides (includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.)
Plant research, general
Potato
Poultry meat
Poultry, general/other
Protozoa
Rangelands and grasslands, general
Raspberry
Remote sensing equipment and technology
Research equipment and methods, general/other
Rice
Seeds and other plant propagules
Sheep, live animal
Soil
Soil and land, general
Soybean
Spiders, mites, ticks, and other arthropods
Strawberry
Sugar beet
Sugar cane
Sweet potato
Swine, live animal
Table grapes
Tea
Tomato
Trees, forests, and forest products, general
Tropical/subtropical fruit, general/other
Turkey, live animal
Vegetables, general/other
Viroids, mycoplasmas, spiroplasmas, etc.
Viruses
Water resources
Watersheds
Watersheds and river basins, general
Weather
Weeds
Wetland and riparian systems
Wheat, other
Wine grapes
Winter annual legumes (includes subterranean clover, arrowleaf clover)
Research Projects within Honey bees
item A Multidimensional Approach to Tropilaelaps Mite Prevention, Early Detection and Rapid Responses upon Introduction
item A Multidisciplinary Approach for Tackling Emerging Disease Outbreaks in Honeybees, Apis mellifera
item A Multidisciplinary Approach for Tackling Emerging Disease Outbreaks in Honeybees, Apis Mellifera
item An Epidemiological Approach to the Understanding and Control of Disease Infections in Honey Bees
item Developing and Deploying Novel Tools to Support Varroa Mite IPM in Specialty Crop Pollinating Honey Bee Colonies
item Effects of Temperature and Gut Microbiota on Resistance to Infection in Honey Bees
item Elucidating the Mechanisms of Varroa Mite Vectoring of DWV-like Viruses and the Capacity of Recombinant Virus Vectors to Control Varroa Mites
item Elucidating the Mechanisms of Varroa Mite Vectoring of DWV-like Viruses and the Capacity of Recombinant Virus Vectors to Control Varroa Mites
item Honey Bee Parasite Genetics
item Integrated control of Varroa mites at the USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory
item Integrated Control of Varroa Mites at the USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory
item Interactive Effects of Temperature and Gut Microbiota on Resistance to Infection in Honey Bees
item Investigation of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Sacbrood Virus (SBV) Infection in Honeybees
item Investigation of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Sacbrood Virus (SBV) Infection in Honeybees
item Locust Sequencing as Genomic Infrastructure for the Study of Phenotypic Plasticity by the Behavioral Plasticity Research Institute (BPRI)
item Managing Honey Bees Against Disease and Colony Stress
item Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding Attraction and Vectoring by a Key Parasite of Honey Bees
item Natural Products for Honey Bee Immunity & Disease Resistance
item Straining the Gut: Diversity of and Genome-Based Treatments for Trypanosomatid Parasites of Honey Bees
item Using Big Data to Improve Diagnosis of Larval Disease in Honey Bees