Grants

Awarded

ALFA Bee and Honey Division, Auburn University Bee Center, AU, Auburn, AL USA. Effects of tallow tree pollen on honey bee development and longevity. 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025 ($3,600)

USDA-APHIS-PPQ (Cooperative agreement, #: AP22PPQS&T00C189), Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab, UF, Gainesville, FL USA. Sterilizing royal jelly for use in western honey bee in vitro rearing programs. 1 July 2022 – 31 Dec 2022 ($34,884)

USDA ARS 58-2022-4-030, Auburn University Bee Center, AU, Auburn, AL USA. Winter Bee Study. Performed the work required for the grant. 1 July 2023 – 30 September 2024 ($6,200)

USDA ARS 58-2022-3-012, Auburn University Bee Center, AU, Auburn, AL USA. Cold Storage. Performed the work required for the grant. 1 July 2023 – 30 September 2024 ($2,269.43)

USDA ARS NACA (58-6066-3-029), Auburn University Bee Center, AU, Auburn, AL USA. Understanding and mitigating important stressors of bees and other insect pollinators in the Mid-South United States. Wrote a subobjective (Investigate the contribution Tallow pollen plays as a dietary source in honey bees), performed the research, and wrote the resulting manuscript in prep. 1 September 2023 – December 31 2027 ($1,296,753)

USDA APHIS (AP22QS&T00C191), Auburn University Bee Center, AU, Auburn, AL USA. Contribution of tallow to honey bee colony nutrition. Upon starting my Ph.D. in January 2023, I was responsible for writing all quarterly reports and ensuring that all research requirements were met. That included coordinating with collaborators, following up on project progress, and ensuring that data collection and submission deadlines were completed in a timely manner. 1 July 2022 – 28 October 2024 ($35,695)

USDA NIFA (2023-67013-39912), Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab, UF, Gainesville, FL USA. Be-eDNA: Advancing monitoring programs for honey bee pests and pathogens using novel eDNA approaches. I provided text related to the eDNA/eRNA methods. March 2021 – 2024 ($701,747)

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