Provide support for honey BEE surveys and sampling in 40 states as part PF the national honey BEE survey, documenting which diseases, parasites and pests of honey bees are and are not present in the…

Provide support for honey BEE surveys and sampling in 40 states as part PF the national honey BEE survey, documenting which diseases, parasites and pests of honey bees are and are not present in the U.S. University of maryland (UMD) assembles and provides sampling kits, analyzes collected samples and prepares reports. USDA agriculture marketing service will analyze the wax samples for pesticide residues. The resulting data from this effort will be combined with past years' data, acting as a baseline from which beekeepers and BEE health professionals can identify emerging issues, identify risk factors, and design BEE health mitigation programs. Survey efforts will also support U.S. Honey BEE queen producers to requests for the opening of and/or continued access to foreign markets such as canada. Robust data, such as past and proposed efforts refute these assumptions, and will provide data needed to remove trade barriers. Subrecipients: USDA agriculture marketing service.