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Beehive Decline - Fact or Fiction March 28, 2008
Public Meeting organized by: Niagara Branch of the Ontario Institute of
Agrologists (OIA)
Speakers were:
Mr. Doug McRory, Provincial Apiarist, Ont. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). “Global Importance of Honeybees to Society”
Dr. Ernesto Guzman, Dept. of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph. “
Colony Collapse Disorder. Do we have it?”
Mr. Murray Puddicombe, Puddicombe Estate Farms and Winery, Winona. “
Importance of Bees to the Niagara Fruit Industry”
Ms. Hannah Fraser, Entomology Lead, Horticulture, OMAFRA, Vineland.
Rapporteur
Mr. Charlie Parker, Parker Bee Apiaries, Beamsville. “Beehive Situation for
2008”
Sponsors: Niagara Peninsula Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association
Ontario Tender Fruit Producers Marketing Board
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs
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