2008-2009

Title:
Testing new morphological techniques that can be used to determine if honey bees are of African or European decent

• Determine the historical spread of African bees around Florida using new morphological techniques
• Determine if USDA-ID and/or FABIS can be replaced with a new, more efficient morphological test

Collaborators:
David deJong, Co-Principle Investigator, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
James. D. Ellis, Co-Principle Investigator, Supervisor

Status:
In progress, 2009 completion date