Vermont Bee Lab

Vermont Bee Lab is an organization of pollinator researches who specialize in studying bee health. 

Members:

Samantha Alger
University of Vermont 

I am a Ph.D. candidate and NSF graduate research fellow at the University of Vermont. The goal of my research is to examine the prevalence, means of transmission, and effects of RNA viruses on bumble bees. I also lead Vermont’s involvement in the National Honey Bee Survey, a comprehensive survey of honey bee pathogens and parasites throughout apiaries in the United States.

Alex Burnham
University of Vermont 

I am a Masters student at the University of Vermont in the Department of Biology. My work focuses on experimental and mathematical model-based approaches to examine disease prevalence, interactions and co-infection using bumblebees as a model organism. In addition, I am a sample collector for the National Honeybee Survey in the state of Vermont.