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CNAS Looking for Wild Bee Colonies

July 6, 2017

Bees and their honey from a healthy hive in Santa Rita.

The College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) at the University of Guam needs your help in locating wild bee colonies. Chris Rosario, research associate with the Western Pacific Tropical Research Center at CNAS has been surveying bees on Guam and in the region. Funded by USDA-APHIS, the Honeybee National Survey has been extended for another year. Rosario’s research will help Guam in our efforts to have Guam declared varroa-free in the future.

Rosario would like assistance from the public in locating wild (feral) bee colonies on Guam, especially if they are causing a problem for neighborhoods or homeowners. He would like to remove the problem bees and give them a new home in a hive. When removed from the site they will be placed at UOG experiment stations and will support ongoing research. “The more we are able to relocate feral hives and place them at farms and research stations around the island, the more we will be able to promote Guam’s fledging bee keeping industry,” said Rosario. At this time, Guam bees are still testing negative for the varroa mite. With continued sampling of Guam bees and if bees continuously test negative for the mite, Guam may qualify for varroa-free status, allowing for the possibility for Guam beekeepers to provide queen bees to stateside beekeepers.

Individuals, government entities, and private businesses are welcome to contact Rosario regarding domestic or feral bees at 487-1640, 735-2068 or via email rosarioc1640@gmail.com.

Filed Under: CNAS News, Honeybees, Western Pacific Tropical Research Center News

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