Protecting Honey Bees from Pesticides

Protecting Honey Bees from Pesticides will outline the best management practices to better protect honey bees from pesticides in urban and agricultural environments.

Target Audience(s):

Beekeepers, row crop farmers, and homeowners

Objectives:

Participants will:

• Learn about the importance of colony and apiary placement relative to known sources of pesticides to reduce risk of exposure,
• Learn about legal issues: documenting pesticide kills and state laws and protocols for investigating suspected pesticide poisoning of honey bees,
• Discover ways that pesticide application can minimize poisoning of honey bees,
• Learn how to minimize the risk of pesticide poisoning of honey bees, and
• Learn how to better protect honey bees.

Total Number of Modules or Sessions: 1

Total Number of Hours for Program Delivery: 3

Program Delivery:

• Educational Class

Primary Contact:

Dr. Jeff Harris, jeff.harris@msstate.edu