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Mission Objectives
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1) Improve bee nutrition for healthier colonies, especially those used for commercial pollination.
2) Develop novel control strategies for Varroa using essential oils, pheromones and nutrition.
3) Develop tools to better manage European Honey Bees in Africanized habitats.
4) Evaluate problems in the pollination of agricultural crops.
5) Develop methods to repel and control Imported Red Fire Ants on bee equipment and aid inspections
of honey bee colonies moving among states.
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Last Modified: 02/15/2006
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