Tasks and research areas

• Further development and optimization of test methods for the risk assessment of plant protection products for honey bees, bumblebees and solitary bees
• Implementation of laboratory, semi-field and field studies to investigate lethal and sublethal effects of plant protection products on honey bees and wild bees

Current research projects

• Project coordination of the project "Investigations on the effects of tank mixes with various insecticides and fungicides classified as not bee-toxic and additives on honeybees (Apis mellifera L.)"
• VIBee - Establishing digital indicators of bee vitality in agricultural landscapes 

Publications in the Julius Kühn-Institut