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Collaborative project: Diagnosis of European and American foulbrood in Germany - subproject B (DEAD)
Project
Project code: 281C303B19
Contract period: 01.03.2021
- 29.02.2024
Budget: 297,784 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: bees, digital world, prevention, production, environment and nature protection, animal welfare, diagnostics, epizootic
The overall goal of the project is the development of specific and sensitive diagnostic methods, which enable the reliable diagnosis of the two infectious diseases American (AFB) and European foulbrood (EFB) of honeybees on the basis of specific marker proteins and specific antibodies. In particular, the optimization and validation of the test systems in the field are in the foreground. The honey bee (Apis mellifera) kept by beekeepers is an important agricultural animal that pollinates crops worth US $ 215 billion worldwide. Although the number of bee colonies kept worldwide has increased by approx. 45% since 1961, the pollination capacity is reaching its limits, as the cultivation of pollination-dependent crops has increased by 300% in the same time. For this reason, honey bees are used intensively as mobile pollinators today, with millions of bee colonies being moved from usable area to usable area every year, especially in the USA. The foulbrood (AFB and EFB) is one of the most serious brood diseases of honeybees, which causes considerable economic losses for beekeepers worldwide. If the foulbrood is left untreated, it can quickly lead to the collapse of entire honey bee colonies. The focus of the project is the validation of an on-site analysis kit developed by us for the reliable diagnosis of infectious diseases and thus for monitoring and diagnostics, which are necessary to combat and contain infectious diseases in order to reduce economic damage.
Section overview
Subjects
- Beekeeping and health
Framework programme
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute - Federal Research Institute for Animal Health (FLI)
