Honey Bee Research in Ontario, and Newly Available Laboratory Resources for Beekeepers

Wael Haddad, Apiary Data Coordinator at OMAFRA and co-lead of the OAHN Bee Network, talks to Drs. Amro Zayed PhD, Durda Slavic DVM, MSc, PhD, and Hugh Cai DVM, MVSc, MSc, DVSc to discuss current honey bee research being conducted in Ontario and newly available laboratory resources for beekeepers.

Dr. Amro Zayed, York Research Chair in Genomics and Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at York University, gives an overview of his lab's portfolio and how his work is addressing some of the issues facing Ontario beekeeping industry.

Dr. Durda Slavic, Veterinary Bacteriologist in charge of the Bacteriology Section at the Animal Health Laboratory in Guelph, discusses what her lab section does and how she got involved in honey bee testing.

Dr. Hugh Cai, Veterinary Microbiologist and Supervisor of the Honey Bee Testing Lab at the Animal Healh Laboratory in Guelph, explains what the Animal Health Laboratory is and what services are offered to beekeepers and the public.