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Heroes To Hives
Adam Ingrao
Heroes to Hives is a unique program offered through Michigan State University Extension that seeks to address financial and personal wellness of veterans through professional training and community development centered around beekeeping.
Dr. Adam Ingrao holds a BS in Agriculture and Environmental Plant Science from California Polytechnic State University and a PhD in Entomology from Michigan State University. His expertise as an entomologist is rooted in the utilization of beneficial insects in agroecosystems to produce ecosystem services with a special focus on honey bees and natural enemies. He is the Co-Founder and National Director for the Heroes to Hives program and an Outreach Specialist at Michigan Food and Farming Systems. Dr. Ingrao has been working in agriculture for 30 years and with honey bees professionally for 15 years, teaching beekeeping to audiences around the world. He has published numerous scientific articles on biological pest control, chemical ecology, and insect community analysis and was most recently a co-author of the textbook Honey Bee Medicine for the Veterinary Practitioner.