ONTARIO BEE BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION
Queen Breeding and Rearing Annual Meeting
TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2000
GUELPH HOLIDAY INN - GUELPH
Sponsored by: Ontario Beekeepers' Association - Ontario Bee Breeders'
Association
ADVANCE REGISTRATION CND $ 40
DEADLINE POSTMARKED MARCH 20TH
(includes lunch - must be paid in advance)
REGISTRATION AT THE DOOR $ 30 (no meal)
Fees subject to 7% gst.
In Ontario, bee breeders have been selecting for tracheal mite
resistance for eight years and selecting for the hygienic trait for
three years. This selective breeding for mite resistant honey bees
represents a major component of the Integrated Pest Management
(IPM) program to control parasitic mites.
The developed mite resistant-hygienic queens have proven to
head bee colonies which can survive tracheal mites and reduce
the varroa mite population. Another season is approaching. It is
time to get together to discuss the emerging issues and set
goals for the next season. Our focus in this meeting will be quality
of produced queens, hygienic bees, varroa resistant bees, queen
banking, and management of 2-queen colonies. Our guest speaker
is Dr. Marla Spivak from the University of Minnesota. She will share
her experience in breeding hygienic bees and their impacts on brood
diseases and varroa mites. Speakers are Jim Anderson,
queen breeder and Chair of the Ontario Bee Breeders' Association;
Paul Kelly, Apiarist at the University of Guelph; Phil Laflamme,
queen breeder; Doug McRory, Provincial Apiarist, OMAFRA;
Dr. Medhat Nasr, Tech-Transfer Specialist Ontario Beekeepers'
Association; Dr. Tibor Szabo, Retired Scientist, Agriculture &
Agri-Food Canada; Geoff Wilson, Research Assistant, OBA.
AGENDA
8:30 am Registration/Coffee
9:00 am Welcoming remarks Jim Anderson
9:10 am Ontario Breeding Program: History and Accomplishments
Doug McRory
9:30 am Production of Quality Queens: A Concern!!!
Medhat Nasr
What Do You Get, a Lemon Queen or a Peach Queen?
Geoff Wilson
10:20 am Double Honey Bee Nuc-System Use in Beekeeping
Paul Kelly
11:00 am Breeding for hygienic behavior: stock selection and
maintenance Marla Spivak
12:00 pm Lunch (by reservation only)
1:15 pm Report on Breeding Varroa-Resistant Honey Bees
Tibor I. Szabo
2:00 pm Queen Banking Ins and Outs Phil Laflamme
2:45 pm Coffee Break
3:00 pm Thoughts About Bees, Resistance and Mites
Medhat Nasr
3:45 pm Business Discussion Jim Anderson
Among other questions: "Advertising Ontario Queens
& Nucs - Shall We Work Together?"
ADVANCE REGISTRATION FOR MEETINGS/MEMBERSHIPS
April 4th
Ontario Bee Breeders', Guelph
$40.00 (includes lunch)__________
GST 7%: --------------
Send cheque or money order
ASAP to: Ontario Beekeepers' Association
Bayfield, ON N0M 1G0
For more information
contact: Ontario Beekeepers' Association
519-565-2622 phone
519-565-5452 fax
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www.tcc.on.ca/~ontbee
Medhat Nasr, Ph.D.
Research Scientist,
Ontario Beekeepers' Association
Dept. Environmental Biology
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
N1G 2W1
Tel: (519) 824-4120
Fax:(519)837-0442
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