Regional Apicultural Health Program

Project for the Prevention and Control of the Small Hive Beetle.

Technical and financial support was provided for the epidemiological surveillance processes to detect and manage the Small Hive Beetle, Aethina tumida. This allowed for timely control of outbreaks in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Belize from 2014 to 2016, and technical support continues to be provided for acquiring traps and epidemiological surveillance.

Project for Traceability in the Honey Chain in Guatemala (STDF/PG/515).

In December 2015, the project implementation began, which included developing a honey traceability system and health education for properly managing beehives. The beneficiaries amount to 2,700 beekeepers, distributed in the different departments of the country. This project aims to reduce the risks of product contamination with pesticides, antibiotics, and others so that the international maintenance of honey and its products' quality becomes a reality.