San Luis Obispo Bee Company — Department of Agriculture SBIR Phase I: Field collected queen bumblebees will be collected in early and late spring. Queens collec
San Luis Obispo Bee Company — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Agriculture.
- Amount
- $97,650
- Agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Solicitation
- USDA-NIFA-SBIR-003848
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- —
Description
Field collected queen bumblebees will be collected in early and late spring. Queens collected in late spring will be held in flight cages with males for several weeks to assure mating. Queens will be removed and placed in appropriate containers with pollen and nectar substitute. The containers will be housed in a building held at 80F and 50%RH. Queens will be observed for feeding, death or oviposition activities. Colonies will be moved into consecutively larger containers as they grow.