WSU honey bee lab studies bee health, nutrition and parasites

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Mon., Oct. 24, 2022

Phd. student Riley Reed holds a "frame" of bees from a hive at the new Washington State University research facility near Othello, Washington Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. The facility, a former Monsanto research laboratory, was recently purchased and will allow the entomology grad students to do their own experiments in the field and keep the insects well spread out so that experiements don't get contaminated by other hives nearby.

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This is the new Washington State University research facility near Othello, Washington shown Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. The facility, a former Monsanto research laboratory, was recently purchased and will allow the entomology grad students to do their own experiments in the field and keep the insects well spread out so that experiements don't get contaminated by other hives nearby. The facility is still in the process of being set up.

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Phd. student Riley Reed holds a "frame" of bees from a hive at the new Washington State University bee research facility near Othello, Washington Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. The facility, a former Monsanto research laboratory, was recently purchased and will allow the entomology grad students to do their own experiments in the field and keep the insects well spread out so that experiements don't get contaminated by other hives nearby. Reed looks forward to designing and carrying out experiments that will answer questions about the diseases and parasites that have an affect on bees and bee hives.

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Phd. student Riley Reed explains how the honey extraction equipment works at the new Washington State University bee research facility near Othello, Washington Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. The facility, a former Monsanto research laboratory, was recently purchased and is still being set up and supplied with lab equipment and the necessary supplies. The beekeeping entomology students will extract honey from their bees as part of their experiments at at the research facility.

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Phd. student Riley Reed pulls a "frame" of bees from a hive at the new Washington State University bee research facility near Othello, Washington Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. The facility, a former Monsanto research laboratory, was recently purchased and will allow the entomology grad students to do their own experiments in the field and keep the insects well spread out so that experiements don't get contaminated by other hives nearby. The location of the lab is farther from Pullman than desired, but it was purchased at a discount compared to a proposed new lab, which was going to cost $27 million.

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Phd. student Riley Reed holds a "frame" of bees from a hive at the new Washington State University research facility near Othello, Washington Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. The facility, a former Monsanto research laboratory, was recently purchased and will allow the entomology grad students to do their own experiments in the field and keep the insects well spread out so that experiements don't get contaminated by other hives nearby.

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Phd. entomology student Riley Reed blows smoke from smoking device into a bee hive he has just opened at the new Washington State University bee research facility near Othello, Washington to make the insects less defensive or aggressive Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. The facility, a former Monsanto research laboratory, was recently purchased and will allow the entomology grad students to do their own experiments in the field and keep the insects well spread out so that experiements don't get contaminated by other hives nearby. Reed looks forward to designing and carrying out experiments that will answer questions about the diseases and parasites that have an affect on bees and bee hives.

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