Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium

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The '''Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium''' ('''MAAREC'''), established in 1997, is a regional group focused on addressing the pest management crisis facing the beekeeping industry in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://maarec.cas.psu.edu/ |title=Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium }}</ref> A task force has been established with representation from the departments of agriculture, state beekeeping organizations, and land-grant universities from each of the following states: New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://maarec.cas.psu.edu/aboutUs.html |title=MAAREC About Us }}</ref>

MAAREC has been researching alternatives to chemical controls and promotion of less reliance on chemical pesticides for mite control. MAAREC's Colony Collapse Disorder Working Group is investigating colony collapse disorder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ento.psu.edu/MAAREC/pressReleases/CCDSummaryWG0207.pdf |title=Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) Working Group - Summary of purpose and responsibility |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216093622/http://www.ento.psu.edu/MAAREC/pressReleases/CCDSummaryWG0207.pdf |archivedate=February 16, 2008 }}</ref>

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==Further reading== *''Beekeeping Basics: MAAREC'', ([https://books.google.com/books?id=UPqsHAAACAAJ Google Books]), By Clarence H. Collison, Maryann Frazier, Dewey Maurice Caron, Ann Harmon, and Dennis Van Englesdorp *''Honey Bees: Estimating the Environmental Impact of Chemicals'', ([https://books.google.com/books?id=D9OLw3zOkR4C Google Books], {{ISBN|0-415-27518-0}}), By James Devillers, Minh-Hà Pham-Delègue

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