Monitoring of pesticide residues in honey bee matrices over the bee season
Samples of bee bread and beeswax will be analysed for pesticide residues using a multi-method. These samples are collected from approximately 36 different locations in Slovakia and analyzed to compare exposure levels in different agricultural...
Term: 2023-09-15 bis 2024-05-31Evaluation 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 2024-12-31Monitoring agro-ecosystems of sub-Saharan Africa: Pesticides and land use as stressors for plants, bees and pollination interactions
During the initiation of collaboration our objectives are to 1. Understand the working conditions of our project partners in Africa 2. Provide our African project partners with the needed skills to conduct long-term pollinator monitoring and...
Term: 2024-03-01 bis 2025-02-28Facilitating 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 2027-04-30Webservices for land use analyses in cases of bee poisoning and to promote biodiversity
The Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) is the federal research institute for cultivated plants in Germany. One principle task of the JKI Institute for Bee Protection is to investigate bee poisoning incidences (UbieV Center). The aim of the UBieV is the...
Term: 2022-08-01 bis 2025-01-31Safety 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 2025-12-31