Please join the Kentuckiana Beekeepers Association (KBA) on March 10th, 2026 from 6-8:00 pm to hear from Dr. Tom Webster about New Developments in Honey Bee Research at the Texas Roadhouse Support Center located in Louisville, Kentucky.

Open to the public and free with a $15 yearly household KBA Membership. Become a KBA member at kyanabees.com/join-the-kba or email KBA@kyanabees.com for more info

Dr. Thomas Webster

Kentucky State University

Professor and Extension Specialist

PhD Entomology University of

California, Davis

I completed my graduate work in entomology of the University of

California at Davis and did postdoctoral research on pesticide poisoning

of bees pollinating alfalfa in the San Joaquin valley. Also, I advised the

beekeepers of Belize on pesticide poisoning and the impending

Africanization of colonies there (this was in 1988). Later in 1988 I

began my current apiculture position at Kentucky State University. I

now teach an online Apiculture course, do Extension work with

beekeepers and research. I have worked with beekeepers in Ecuador

and conducted virtual seminars for Jamaican beekeepers. My research

now focuses on Nosema ceranae, a common pathogen of honey bee,

and an improved understanding of the biology of the honey bee

midgut.