| 1:30 p.m. “CCD Survey Results and New Honey Bee Techno-
Tools” – Dr. Jerry Bromenshenk, Bee Alert Technology,
Missoula, Mont.
2:15 p.m. PANEL: “New Innovations: Fast, Cost-Effective Ways to
Separate and Identify Honey Bee Viruses” -
- David Wick, BVS, Inc., Stevensville, Mont.
- Charles Wick, and Patrick McCubbin, U.S. Army,
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Edgewood, Md.
3:30 p.m. PANEL: “Small Hive Beetle Biology and Control
Techniques” -
- David Westervelt, Environmental Specialist and
Apiary Research, Florida Department of Agriculture,
Gainesville
- Laurence Cutts, retired chief of apiary inspection,
Florida Department of Agriculture, Chipley, Fla.
4:15 p.m. OPEN DISCUSSION: “Can We Better Serve our Bees’
Nutrition Needs?” -
- Moderator: Dr. Gordon Wardell, S.A.F.E. R&D, Tucson
- Randy Oliver, writer, researcher, and beekeeper, Grass
Valley, Calif.
- David Hackenberg, beekeeper and CCD investigator,
Hackenberg Apiaries, Lewisburg, Penn. |