BEES IN EUROPE AND THE DECLINE OF HONEYBEE COLONIES

Objective

The BEE DOC comprises a network of eleven partners from honeybee pathology, chemistry, genetics and apicultural extension aiming to improve colony helath of honeybees. The BEE DOC will empirically and experimentally fill knowledge gaps in honey bee pest and diseases, including the 'colony collapse disorder' and quantify the impact of ineractions between parasites, pathogens and pesticides on honey bee mortality. Specifically BEE DOC will show for two model parasites (Nosema and Varroa mites), three model viruses (Deformed Wing Virus, Black Queen Cell Virus, Israel Acute Paralysis Virus) and two model pestcides (fipronil, τ-fluvalinate) how interactions affect individual bees and colonies in different European areas. The BEE DOC will use transcriptome anayses to explore host-pathogen-pesticide interaction and identify novel genes for disease resistance. The BEE DOC will specifically address sublethal and chronic exposure to pesticides and screen how apicultural practices affect colony health. The BEE DOC will develop novel diagnostic screening methods and develop sustainable concepts for disease prevention using novel treatments and selection tools for resitant stock. The BEE DOC will be linked to various national and international ongoing European, North-, and Latin-American colony health monitoring and research programs, which will not only ensure a pan European but also a global visibility and the transfer of results to a world wide community of beekeepers.

Field of science

• /natural sciences/biological sciences/microbiology/virology
• /natural sciences/biological sciences/zoology/entomology/apidology

Programme(s)

• FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Topic(s)

• KBBE-2009-1-3-03 - Bee health: identification of emerging honey bee pest and diseases and re-emergence of pathogens and explaining the intimate mechanisms and the reasons for the increased honey bee mortality

Call for proposal

FP7-KBBE-2009-3
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Funding Scheme

CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project

Coordinator

MARTIN-LUTHER-UNIVERSITAET HALLE-WITTENBERG

Address

Universitaetsplatz 10
6108 Halle (Saale)
Germany

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 544 175

Administrative Contact

Sigrid Köhne (Dr.)

Participants (10)

THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 322 122

Address

University Road Lanyon Building
BT7 1NN Belfast

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Michael Daly (Mr.)

SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET

Sweden

EU contribution

€ 424 089

Address

Almas Alle 8
750 07 Uppsala

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Ingrid Ragnarsdotter Jajke (Ms.)

EIDGENOESSISCHES DEPARTEMENT FUER WIRTSCHAFT, BILDUNG UND FORSCHUNG

Switzerland

EU contribution

€ 243 590

Address

Bundeshaus Ost
3003 Bern

Activity type

Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Peter Neumann (Dr.)

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE, L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT

France

EU contribution

€ 312 375

Address

147 Rue De L'universite
75007 Paris Cedex 07

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Sylvie Modeste (Ms.)

UNIVERSITEIT GENT

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 362 046

Address

Sint Pietersnieuwstraat 25
9000 Gent

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Nathalie Vandepitte (Ms.)

INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY WITH CENTRE OF PHYTOCHEMISTRY - BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Bulgaria

EU contribution

€ 107 756

Address

Acad Georgi Bonchev Street Bld 9
1113 Sofia

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Vassya Bankova (Prof.)

UMEA UNIVERSITET

Sweden

EU contribution

€ 173 256

Address

Universitetomradet
901 87 Umea

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Dan Hultmark (Prof.)

UNIVERSITAET HOHENHEIM

Germany

EU contribution

€ 258 438

Address

Schloss Hohenheim
70599 Stuttgart

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Hans-Peter Liebig (Prof.)

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

EU contribution

€ 160 040

Address

Calle Serrano 117
28006 Madrid

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Carlos Manuel Abad Ruiz (Mr.)

Ustav molekularnej biologie Slovenskej akademie vied

Slovakia

EU contribution

€ 84 690

Address

Dubravska Cesta 21
845 51 Bratislava

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Anna Varcholova (Ms.)