Testing Facilities and Services

The sites listed below are not associated with AIA and may have fees for their services. Please consult the organizations directly with all questions.

USDA Lab Beltsville, MD

• Test for: bacterial (American Foulbrood), fungal and microsporidian diseases as well as for two species of parasitic mites and other pests associated with honey bees (i.e., small hive beetle, Aethina tumida).
• Website: http://www.ars.usda.gov/Research/docs.htm?docid=7473

National Agricultural Genotyping Center

• Test for: honey bee viruses, American Foulbrood, and European Foulbrood
• Website: https://www.genotypingcenter.com/
• Phone: 701-239-1451

Utah Department of Agriculture

• Test for: American Foulbrood and European Foulbrood
• Website: https://ag.utah.gov/farmers/plants-industry/apiary-inspection-and-beekeeping/
• Phone: 801-982-2313
• Email: UDAF-Insects@utah.gov

Cornell Chemical Ecology Core Facility

• Test for: Pesticide residue analysis for 93 pesticides
• Website: https://blogs.cornell.edu/ccecf/the-facility/

National Honey Board Honey Testing Labs

• Test for contaminants and adulteration of honey
• Website: https://www.honey.com/honey-industry/regulation/honey-testing-labs

University of Guelph Animal Health Laboratory

• Test for: honey bee pests and pathogens
• Website: https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/tests?title=honey%20bee&tid_1=24
• Phone: 519-824-4120 ext 54530
• Email: ahlinfo@uoguelph.ca

University of Guelph Agriculture & Food Laboratory

• Test honey for 500 pesticides and other impurities
• Website: https://afl.uoguelph.ca/
• Phone: 519-767-6299
• Email: aflinfo@uoguelph.ca