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Carl Hayden Bee Research Center (CHBRC) Research to improve crop pollination and honey bee colony productivity More information is available at gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Agriculture Research Service (ARS) The research mission is to improve crop pollination and honey bee colony productivity through quantitative ecological studies of honey bee behavior, physiology, pests and diseases, and feral honey bee bionomics. The research program is problem oriented and based on the premise that all research is conducted in support of the public good by improving agricultural productivity and preserving the quality of life. This research spans three major problem areas: - Improvement of honey bee pollination of fruit and seed crops and ecologically important plant species - Assessing the impact of mites and their microbes associated in honey bee colonies - New techniques for the detection and control of feral Africanized Honey Bees (AHB) Keywords: Agriculture and Food Technology-Agronomy, horticulture, and plant pathology; Biological sciences-Entomology Resource tags: Computer software; Expertise; Federal laboratories, centers, and facilities
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