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EPA Funds LSU Study to Protect Bees from Pesticides

Release Date: 01/06/2014
Contact Information: Jennah Durant or Joe Hubbard, 214 665-2200 or R6Press@epa.gov

DALLAS – (Jan. 6, 2014) Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will present a grant for more than $167,000 to Dr. Kristen Healy of the Louisiana State University AgCenter at a ceremony on Wednesday, January 8. The grant will fund a study to assess the impact of mosquito-control methods on honey bees.

The study will look at development and application of insecticides used to control adult mosquito populations to minimize impacts on honey bee health. The LSU team will use the study results to develop specific guidelines for safely using these insecticides, and to assist beekeepers in minimizing exposure of bee colonies.

Members of the press are welcome to attend the ceremony. No registration is required.

Ceremony details:

When: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 10-11 a.m.

Dr. William Richardson, LSU Vice President for Agriculture
Dr. Rogers Leonard, Associate Vice Chancellor for Plant and Soil Sciences
Dr. Carrie Castille, Associate Commissioner of Governmental Affairs, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Kyle McCann, Associate Commodity Director, Louisiana Farm Bureau
Joe Sanroma, President, Louisiana Beekeepers Association