Honey bee colonies in a holding yard. The Bee Research Lab conducts research to improve the health of honey bee colonies and help the beekeeping industry maintain an adequate healthy supply of bees for the pollination of crops.(Photo by Bart Smith)
Modern molecular technology provides researchers tools, such as for identifying the honey bee microbial community. This provides insight to the beneficial and harmful microbes confronting honey bees and the honey bee-pathogen dynamic.(Photo by Peggy Greb)
By using a light microscope, USDA researchers observe the effect of Nosema ceranae infection on honey bee gut cells, which shows the gut cells rupture as parasite spores are released. (Photo by Ryan Schwarz)
The Varroa mite spreads a virus causing deformed wings, as seen in the picture to the right. The Bee Research Lab provides a diagnosis service to beekeepers for this and other hive problems. (Photos by Jay Evans, Bart Smith & MAAREC)
At the Bee Research Lab, a researcher uses a grid to measure adult honey bee populations as a means to assess the overall health of the bee colonies.(Photo by Peggy Greb)
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