[Pollinator] NAPPC Awards Research Grants to Improve Honey Bee Health

[Reed Lievers]

*NAPPC Awards Research Grants to Improve Honey Bee Health*



The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) has awarded six
new research grants related to honey bee health issues which have been
funded by a combination of a *USDA APHIS* grant, sponsorship from *JAFRA
Cosmetics*, and donations from *Pollinator Partnership’s (P2)* generous
donors. Each project will explore one or more identified priority areas
that will investigate the stressors impacting honey bees in North America.

The NAPPC Honey Bee Health Task Force, co-chaired by *Dr. Olav Rueppell,
University of Alberta and Mr. Mike Studer, State Apiarist for the Tennessee
Department of Agriculture*, solicits proposals each January from University
professors, researchers, and graduate students who are at the forefront of
bee health issues including pesticide exposure, pests and disease, and
climate effects, among other areas. Research topics are diverse and aim to
support bees and beekeepers, and to educate policymakers and land managers.



This spring, the *NAPPC Honey Bee Health Task Force* convened an expert
panel to review the proposals, which included* Jay Evans, Ph.D., Gloria
Degrandi-Hoffman, Ph.D., Lora Morandin, Ph.D., Olav Rueppell, Ph.D., Mike
Studer, and Billy Synk. *The committee funded 6 outstanding research
proposals that will strengthen the science supporting practical
applications in honey bee management and conservation. The following
projects have been chosen from many incredible submissions and will report
their progress at the annual NAPPC International Conference, hosted October
18-20, 2022:



●        *Juliana Rengel, Ph.D.* with *Jordan F. Twombly Ellis *at *Texas
A&M *are
*Determining the drivers of precocious honey bee (Apis mellifera)
self-removal behavior*

●        *Allison Malay* with *Ken Fedorka Ph.D.* at the *University of
Central Florida *are investigating the *Environment and Pollinator
Community Impact on Honeybee Viral Infections Health*

●        *David Tarpy Ph.D.* and *Rodrigo Ivo Santos Ph.D.* at *North
Carolina State University *are *Developing a novel system to study bee
viruses*

●        *Esmaeil Amiri Ph.D.* at *Mississippi State University* is
exploring *Dynamics of viruses among Varroa mite populations*

●        *Ernesto Guzman-Novoa* with *Alvaro De la Mora Pena* at the
*University
of Guelph *will investigate *Breeding for Low Varroa Growth in Ontario
Honey Bee Colonies*

●        *Alberto Prado *and *Ulises Olivares-Pinto *of *Universidad
Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)*, and *Cedric Alaux *and *Yves Le Conte *of
*Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) *are exploring *Using
honeybee flight activity data as a toxicovigilance tool*



Many donors contributed to the funding of the 2022 Honey Bee Health grants,
with the largest funding resulting from a long-standing partnership with
the *U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service *and a new generous sponsorship from *JAFRA Cosmetics*. Honey Bee
Health Grants have been distributed annually for the past 15 years,
totaling more than $700,000 in research support for 80 research programs in
Canada, the United States, and Mexico. You may contact *Reed Lievers* of
Pollinator Partnership at reed at pollinator.org or at 415.362.1137 to learn
more about the program.



The request for proposals for 2023 research projects will be distributed in
November 2022. Visit www.pollinator.org/honeybee-health for more
information.





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*ABOUT THE NORTH AMERICAN POLLINATOR PROTECTION CAMPAIGN (NAPPC)*

For over 22 years, NAPPC has brought together stakeholders from all sectors
of the pollinator issue in a collaborative partnership to support
pollinator health across the North American continent. More than any other
single organization, the collective effort of these 180 plus organizations
has made pollinator health a feature in conservation landscape management.
>From its many Task Forces, NAPPC affects change and moves solid science
into real progress on the ground. Managed by the Pollinator Partnership,
more can be found about NAPPC at www.nappc.org.





*ABOUT POLLINATOR PARTNERSHIP (P2)*

Established in 1997, Pollinator Partnership is the largest 501(c) 3
non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to the health, protection,
and conservation of all pollinating animals. Pollinator Partnership’s
actions for pollinators include education, conservation, restoration,
policy, and research.  P2’s financial support comes through grants, gifts,
memberships and donations from any interested party. Its policies are
science-based, set by its board of directors, and never influenced by any
donor.

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Reed Lievers (he/him)

Program Associate
Pollinator Partnership
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San Francisco, CA 94111

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