Funded Research Projects
Olsson, R.L., (Co-Investigator), Hopkins B.K. (Co-Investigator) “Pollination Enhancement for Specialty Crops and Colony Health of Honey bees.” Federal, (April 2021- December 31, 2023). $1,082,952
Hopkins, B. K. (Principal Investigator), Sheppard, W. (Co-Investigator), “Improving health and survivorship of commercially managed honey bee colonies utilizing indoor storage,” Federal, (June 1, 2019 – May 31, 2023). $499,800
Hopkins, B. K. (Principal Investigator), Sheppard, W. (Co-Investigator), “Using Cold Storage to Increase the Stability of Honey Bee Supply,” Non-Federal, (January 1, 2018 – February 28, 2022). $128,314
Hopkins, B. K. (Principal Investigator), Sheppard, W. (Co-Investigator), “Using cold storage to stabilize the supply of honey bees for pollination,” Non-Federal, (August 1, 2019 – December 31, 2020). $64,349
Sheppard, W. (Principal Investigator), Hopkins, B. K. (Co-Investigator), “The use of cryopreserved honey bee germplasm in honey bee breeding, genetics and trait selection (’18-’19),” Non-Federal, (June 1, 2018 – December 31, 2020). $30,000
Miles, C. A. (Co-Investigator), Lyon, D. (Co-Investigator), Walsh, D. (Principal Investigator), Beers, E. H. (Co-Investigator), Moyer, M. M. (Co-Investigator), Patten, K. D. (Co-Investigator), Waters, T. D. (Co-Investigator), Foss, C. R. (Co-Investigator), Hopkins, B. K. (Co-Investigator), “Washington State IPM Extension Implementation Program 2017-2020,” Federal, (September 1, 2017 – August 31, 2020). $899,713
Hopkins, B. K. (Principal Investigator), “Development of a practical guide to indoor storage of honey bees,” Sponsored by NATL HONEY BRD, Non-Federal, $31,984.00. (January 15, 2019 – May 30, 2020). $31,984
Hopkins, B. K. (Principal Investigator), Sheppard, W. (Co-Investigator), “National Survey of Honey Bee Pests and Diseases,” Federal, (May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2020). $13,800
Han, J. O. (Co-Investigator), Naeger, N. L. (Co-Investigator), Sheppard, W. (Principal Investigator), Hopkins, B. K. (Co-Principal Investigator), “Evaluation of fungal extracts for colony health parameters in commercial colonies,” Non-Federal, (January 1, 2019 –
$19,400
Hopkins, B. K. (Principal Investigator Sheppard, W. (Co-Investigator),), “Indoor storage of commercial colonies: Implications for pest and disease management,” Non-Federal, (January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019). $52,069
Hopkins, B. K. (Principal Investigator), Sheppard, W. (Co-Investigator), “Use of RFID technology to evaluate queen mating flights; and forager flights following pesticide exposure.,” Non-Federal, (January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019). $17,050
Sheppard, W. (Principal Investigator), Hopkins, B. K. (Co-Investigator), “The use of cryopreserved honey bee germplasm in honey bee breeding, genetics and trait selection (’17-’18),” Non-Federal, (June 1, 2017 – December 31, 2019). $30,000
Sheppard, W. (Principal Investigator), Hopkins, B. K. (Co-Investigator), “The use of cryopreserved honey bee germplasm in honey bee breeding, genetics and trait selection (’16-’17),” Non-Federal, (September 1, 2016 – December 31, 2019). $30,000
Hopkins, B. K. (Principal Investigator), Sheppard, W. (Co-Investigator), “Using cold storage to stabilize the supply of honey bees for pollination,” Non-Federal, (August 1, 2018 – November 30, 2019). $97,375
Hopkins, B. K. (Principal Investigator), Sheppard, W. (Co-Investigator), “Commercial scale mid-season induction of broodlessness for improving mite control,” Non-Federal,. (April 1, 2018 – March 31, 2019). $11,600
Hopkins, B. K. (Principal Investigator), Sheppard, W. (Co-Investigator), “Long-term above storage of semen via in-vitro culture of honey bee spermathecas,” Non-Federal, (April 1, 2018 – March 31, 2019). $3,000
Hopkins, B. K. (Principal Investigator), Sheppard, W. (Co-Investigator), “Commercial scale – spring season induction of broodlessness for improving management and mite control,” Non-Federal, $7,800.00. (March 10, 2018 – March 9, 2019). $7,800
Carris, L. (Co-Investigator), Hopkins, B. (Co-Investigator), Carris, L. M. (Co-Investigator), Sheppard, W. (Principal Investigator), Hopkins, B. K. (Co-Investigator), “Evaluation of multiple selected strains of an entomophagous fungus (Metarhizium anisopliae) for Varroa mite control,” Non-Federal, (March 22, 2016 – December 31, 2018). $318,000
Hopkins, B.K. (Principal Investigator), Sheppard, W. (Co-Investigator), Hopkins, B. K. (Principal Investigator), “Honey Bee Survey,” Federal, (August 31, 2018). $13,800
Hopkins, B.K. (Co-Investigator), Sheppard, W. (Principal Investigator), Hopkins, B. K. (Co-Investigator), “Honey Bee Stock Improvement Program: Importation, Evaluation and Utilization of Honey Bee Germplasm,” Non-Federal, (August 1, 2016 – July 31, 2018). $35,193
Hopkins, B.K. (Co-Investigator), Sheppard, W. (Principal Investigator), Hopkins, B. K. (Co-Investigator), “Comparison of US honey bee genetic lines for queen production and pollination efficiency under field conditions,” Non-Federal, (June 1, 2016 –
June 30, 2018). $70,249
Hopkins, B.K. (Principal Investigator), Sheppard, W. (Co-Investigator), Hopkins, B. K. (Principal Investigator), “Honey Bee Survey,” Federal, (September 1, 2016 – August 31, 2017). $12,120