| Objectives (with selected highlights):
* Timetable for deliverables
Obj
1.1: Characterize individual bee morbidity and mortality caused
by Nosema species in cage studies
Obj
1.1A: Comparative virulence of N. apis and
N. ceranae
in caged bees *14 July 2009, revised to 30 October 2009
Obj
1.1B: Comparative pathology of N. apis and N. ceranae
in caged bees *14 July 2010
Obj
1.1C: Investigate transcriptional responses to infection utilizing
microarrays analysis followed by qRT-PCR *14 July 2011
Obj
1.1D: Characterize pathogenicity and effects of N. ceranae
on honey bee workers in colonies *14 July 2012
Obj
1.1E: Determine whether there is competitive replacement of
N.
apis by
N. ceranae *14 July 2010
Obj
1.1F: Determine whether there is an interaction between nutritional
status and
Nosema disease *30 Nov 2010
Obj 1.2:
Describe epidemiology of Israeli acute paralysis virus (IAPV) and deformed
wing virus (DWV)
Obj 1.2A: Effect of pathogens on survivorship
of life-stage cohorts *14 July 2010
Obj 1.2B: Effect of pathogens and stresses on survivorship
of life-stage and caste cohorts *14 July 2010
Obj 1.2C: Survivorship of newly emerged adults to
single pathogens *14 July 2009 (Click
here for progress report and revised completion dates)
Obj 1.2D: Survivorship of newly emerged adults to
multiple pathogens *14 July 2011
Obj 1.2E: Survivorship of newly emerged adults to
single and multiple pathogens and abiotic stress *14 July 2010
Obj 1.2F: Interactions of pathogens and stress in
colony studies and colony survivorship models published on eXtension
*14 July 2010
Obj 1.3:
Determine the role of pests, pathogens and pesticides in causing disease
in stationary honey bee colonies across the United States
Obj
1.4: Develop diagnostic tools for high-throughput detection and
monitoring of honey bee diseases *14 July 2009
Obj
1.5: Obtain increased molecular information on honey bee and
native bee pathogens *14 July 2010
Obj
1.6: Elucidate synergistic and sub-lethal effects of in-hive
miticides on colony health *14 July 2010
Obj
1.7: Determine sub-lethal effects of pesticide metabolites on
physiological and behavioral systems *14 July 2012
Obj
1.8: Determine sublethal effects of pesticides on bees exposed
to pesticides and selected combinations of pesticides during larval development
and the nurse bee stage *14 July 2012
Obj
1.9: Appraise economic efficacy of Varroa IPM control
methods *14 July 2012
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