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APHIS NATIONAL HONEY BEE SURVEY

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WELCOME HONEY BEE FANS!

The National Honey Bee Survey (NHBS) is a comprehensive examination of colony
health throughout apiaries in the United States. The NHBS, run by USDA Animal
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), with support from the Apiary Inspectors
of America (AIA), began in 2009 to address the emerging concern about the
diminishing health of honey bee colonies.

The survey takes an epidemiological approach to document honey bee diseases,
pests, and pathogens. The survey monitors for the emergence of invasive threats
to US honey bee colony health. These possible dangers include Tropilaelaps
clareae, Apis cerana, and Slow Bee Paralysis Virus. The NHBS additionally tracks
markers of hive health through inspections for pests and infections. We are able
to test colony pesticide residue to assess both the variety and quantity of
pesticides present in honey bee hives.

Data collected from the NHBS has helped us understand geographical variations in
viral, pest and pesticide loads. For that reason, it has become the baseline for
honey bee disease levels in the US, valuable to beekeepers and researchers
alike. All NHBS data is available to the public (will be restored soon),
summarized by state.

The NHBS is led and managed by the Honey Bee Lab at University of Maryland,
College Park. Samples are analyzed for pesticides residues at the USDA AMS
National Science Lab in Gastonia, NC.

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