Anita Collins will speak on honeybee genetics and breeding. Dr. Anita
Collins is a retired US Department of Agriculture research geneticist
and is a recognized authority on honey bee behavior and genetics. Her
research involved cryopreservation of honey bee semen as a collaborator
with USDA, Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Bee Research Lab in
Beltsville, MD. In addition, Dr. Collins was the research leader at the
Honey Bee Research Laboratory, ARS, USDA in Weslaco, TX in cooperation
with the USDA Interagency Technical Working Group on the Africanized
honey bee colony, its defense behavior and alarm communication.
We
will also present 2020 Beekeeper of the Year and give the annual treasurers
report.
