6 V.S.A. § 3036: Monitoring of pollinator health

The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall monitor managed pollinator health to establish pollinator health benchmarks for Vermont, including:

(1) presence of pesticides in hives;

(2) mite pressure;

(3) disease pressure;

(4) mite control methods;

(5) genetic influence on survival;

(6) winter survival rate; and

(7) forage availability.