Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium

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| founded_date = 1997

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| area_served = Mid-Atlantic Region of US

| focus = beekeeping

| method = research and extension work

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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.

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|url=http://maarec.cas.psu.edu/

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}} 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.

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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.{{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 }}