SEPTEMBER 2021 MEETING RESOURCES for Varroa Mite and IPM

Varroa Mite Management by Honey Bee Health Coalition-videos, interactive chemical treatment management decision tool, educational PowerPoints https://honeybeehealthcoalition.org/varroa/

How to perform a powered sugar roll test. https://pollinators.msu.edu/resources/beekeepers/varroa-mite-monitoring1/

How to collect bees for Varroa mite testing. https://beeinformed.org/2021/08/26/scooping-bees/

Results of national surveys for varroa mites, nosema and other pathogens in the honey bee colony. The USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) National Honey Bee Survey (NHBS), is a comprehensive (self-reported) examination of colonies throughout the US and breaks down data by state and month.  https://bip2.beeinformed.org/state_reports/

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) ...several links for this...explores comprehensive practices to reduce and control not just varroa mites but other pests as well. 

Penn State Extension initiative for IPM provides a wonderful easy read explanation https://extension.psu.edu/methods-to-control-varroa-mites-an-integrated-pest-management-approach

Another Penn State Extension resource for IPM Tactics https://extension.psu.edu/integrated-pest-management-ipm-tactics 

Cornell University's in-depth discussion of IPM and chemical treatment protocols with dosages, temperatures, etc. https://pollinator.cals.cornell.edu/sites/pollinator.cals.cornell.edu/files/shared/02%20IPM%20guide.compressed%20copy.pdf

OCTOBER 2021 MEETING RESOURCES for Fall Colony Health, Pre-Winter Feeding: Why, When, How, What

OTHER Opportunities to Patriciate in Citizen Scientist Data Collection and Sharing...

track sightings of bumble bees across the U.S.A. https://www.bumblebeewatch.org/

track varroa mite infestations across the U.S.A. https://bip2.beeinformed.org/mitecheck/

track sightings of organisms, not only honey bees, in a world wide initiative from National Geographic Society. https://www.inaturalist.org/