Diversity, interactions and floral rewards in arable weed-bee networks
The abundance of arable weeds in conventional and organic farming is controlled and minimized with chemical and mechanical methods. At the same time, flowering arable weeds are a potentially important food source for pollinating insects especially...
Term: 2025-03-01 bis 2026-02-28Evaluation the effects of used practice-relevant PPP mixtures in organic farming on adult honey bees and bee colonies
Various tank mixes are being developed in the project to improve the effectiveness of the individual products. The risk to bees of these tank mixtures must be clarified to be able to give practical recommendations. Therefore, various laboratory and...
Term: 2023-08-01 bis 2027-12-31ABBA on Fire - An innovative treatment approach based on natural tailocins for fire blight control in organic pome fruit orchards
One of the most promising approaches to achieve food security and sustainable use of resources is the specific application of natural antagonists and beneficial microorganisms in agriculture. In organic farming in particular, these basic principles...
Term: 2024-10-01 bis 2027-09-30Facilitating insects in agricultural landscapes, Phase 2, Subproject Honeybees and Bumblebees
The Julius Kühn Institut für Bee Protection conducts a yearly monitoring of the target taxon honeybee. Depending on the outcomes of pilot phase 1, the monitoring will be complemented with investigations of commercially available bumblebee...
Term: 2022-10-01 bis 2025-09-30Use of extremophile Helianthus species to improve sunflower resilience and ecosystem services
Based on the evaluation of climate-adapted wild relatives, HelEx will develop climate-resistant sunflower lines that reduce the EU's dependence on imported vegetable oils and proteins by switching to sustainable alternatives, mitigate the impact of...
Term: 2023-05-01 bis 2027-04-30Safety of RNAi technology in plant protection: Method evaluation for estimating effectivity and potential impacts on target and off-target organisms
“RNAi_safe” pursues a methodological approach to answer open questions about the safe use of RNAi technology in plant protection. The project aims at detecting and evaluating of potential exposure pathways and effects of dsRNA-based plant...
Term: 2022-01-01 bis 2026-02-15Research on bee protection and promotion in agricultural landscapes
Research activities include the interplay between bee populations and agriculture, including horticulture, viticulture and forestry. Different management strategies are investigated, aiming at a higher environmental compativility of cultivation in...
Term: 2016-04-01 bis 2030-09-16Research on bee protection and promotion in urban landscapes
Cities and other urban areas offer various habitats for animal and plant species, with cultivated plants representing a key feature in these settings. Apiculture within cities is becoming inreasingly important. One major objective in modern urban...
Term: 2016-04-01 bis 2030-09-16MonViA - National monitoring of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes - Subproject "Wild bees and honeybees"
The sub-project ‚Monitoring of honey- and wild bees’ focuses on collecting data on honeybee vitality and species richness of wild bees in Germany’s agricultural landscapes. The effect of different agricultural practices on honeybee vitality...
Term: 2019-01-01 bis 2025-12-31Effects of pesticides on non-Apis bees and development of test methods
Development of test methods for the investigation of acute, lethal, chronic and sublethal effects of plant protection products on wild bees. The general aim of the experiments is to investigate the extent to which test methods and their results,...
Term: 2014-01-01 bis 2030-12-31