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)
- ARS Research Leads to Better Understanding of Bee Health
- USDA Scientists and Beekeepers Swap Colonies to Better Bees
- USDA Research Identifies Factors for Faster Commercial Honey Bee Queen Failure
- Bee Survey: Lower Winter Losses, Higher Summer Losses, Increased Total Annual Losses
- Research Shows Honey Bee Diseases Can Strike in All Seasons
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Evans, Jay Daniel Research Leader Jay.Evans@ars.usda.gov (301) 504-5143 10300 BALTIMORE AVENUE BLDG. 306, RM. 315, BARC-EAST Beltsville MD 20705
Mission: |
- Office of the Administrator
- Administrative and Financial Management
- Budget and Program Management Staff
- Legislative Affairs
- Office of Chief Information Officer (IT)
- Office of Communications
- Office of Outreach, Diversity, and Equal Opportunity
- Office of Scientific Quality Review
- Office of Technology Transfer
- National Program Research Areas
- Animal Production and Protection
- Crop Production and Protection
- Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems
- Nutrition, Food Safety, and Quality
- Overseas Biological Control Laboratories
- Office of International Research Programs
- National Agricultural Library
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Research Locations (Map)
- Midwest Area
- (IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI)
- Northeast Area
- (DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NY, PA, WV)
- Pacific West Area
- (AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA)
- Plains Area
- (CO, KS, MT, ND, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, WY)
- Southeast Area
- (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, PR, SC)
- Northeast Area Office
- WASHINGTON, DC
- National Arboretum
- Facilities Unit
- Floral and Nursery Plants Research
- Gardens Unit
- NEWARK, DE
- Beneficial Insects Introduction Research
- BOSTON, MA
- Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging
- BELTSVILLE, MD
- Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center
- Diet, Genomics and Immunology Laboratory
- Food Components and Health Laboratory
- Food Composition and Methods Development Laboratory
- Food Surveys Research Group
- Human Study Unit
- Nutrient Data Laboratory
- BELTSVILLE, MD
- Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
- Animal Biosciences & Biotechnology Laboratory
- Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory
- Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory
- Bee Research Laboratory
- Crop Systems and Global Change Laboratory
- Environmental Microbial & Food Safety Laboratory
- Food Quality Laboratory
- Genetic Improvement for Fruits & Vegetables Laboratory
- Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory
- Invasive Insect Biocontrol & Behavior Laboratory
- Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory
- National Germplasm Resources Laboratory
- Nematology Laboratory
- Soybean Genomics & Improvement Laboratory
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory
- Sustainable Perennial Crops Laboratory
- Systematic Entomology Laboratory
- Systematic Mycology & Microbiology Laboratory
- FREDERICK, MD
- Foreign Disease-weed Science Research
- ORONO, ME
- National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center
- New England Plant, Soil and Water Research Laboratory
- GENEVA, NY
- Grape Genetics Research
- Plant Genetic Resources Research
- ITHACA, NY
- Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture & Health
- Emerging Pests and Pathogens Research
- Plant, Soil and Nutrition Research
- ORIENT POINT, NY
- Plum Island Animal Disease Center
- Foreign Animal Disease Research
- UNIVERSITY PARK, PA
- Pasture Systems & Watershed Management Research
- WYNDMOOR, PA
- Eastern Regional Research Center
- Biobased and Other Animal Co-products Research
- Core Technologies
- Dairy and Functional Foods Research
- Food Safety and Intervention Technologies Research
- Molecular Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens Research
- Residue Chemistry and Predictive Microbiology Research
- Sustainable Biofuels and Co-products Research
- KEARNEYSVILLE, WV
- Appalachian Fruit Research Laboratory
- Innovative Fruit Production, Improvement and Protection
- LEETOWN, WV
- Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture Research
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