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SUMMARY:Lecture: Understanding Varroa resistant honey bees with Professor Stephen Martin
DESCRIPTION:Understand the evolution of natural Varroa-tolerance mechanisms in various beekeeping populations.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nSince the arrival of the Varroa mite from Asia\, millions of honey bee colonies have died. For decades\, beekeepers have continued to control Varroa populations by the use of chemicals and other invasive methods. However\, throughout Africa and most of South and Central America mite-infested colonies survive without any form of mite-control. This has been linked with poor mite reproduction\, although what causes this has remained unknown. Throughout\, Europe the USA and Wales an increasing number of naturally evolved\, mite-tolerant colonies are been discovered. The talk will discuss the various tolerant mechanisms and how honey bee populations in Brazil\, Africa\, USA and UK all appear to have evolved similar ways to combat the Varroa mite \n\n\nAbout the speaker \nStephen has studied social insects (bees\, wasps\, termites and ants) for most of his career. His areas of specialisation are the ‘hornet ecology’\, ‘pest and diseases of honeybees’ and ‘chemical ecology of ants’. He holds a Chair in Social Entomology in the School of Environmental and Life Sciences at Salford University\, Manchester. Prior to that he spent 12 years working at Sheffield University\, 7 years with the National Bee Unit and 7 years in Japan conducting research into hornets. \nStephen is best known for his work on the Varroa mite and its association with viruses\, especially the Deformed Wing Virus\, but more recently his expertise in hornet biology is in demand\, both nationally and internationally. His team of researchers at Salford\, funded in part by beekeepers\, are using the very latest molecular methods to read the genetic code of the DWV virus. The aim is to understand why some honey bee colonies have become naturally tolerant to Varroa and see if this information can provide beekeepers with a long-term solution to the problem.
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-understanding-varroa-resistant-honey-bees-with-professor-stephen-martin/
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SUMMARY:Lecture - Voluntary Conservation Areas in Ireland
DESCRIPTION:East Waterford Beekeepers association will be hosting an online talk at 7.00pm on Wednesday 10 November on Voluntary Conservation Areas in Ireland for the Native Irish Honey Bee given by Aoife Nic Giolla Coda.\n\n\n\nAoife is a co-founder and current chairperson of the Native Irish Honey Bee society https://nihbs.org/\n\n\n\nEast Waterford Beekeepers Association at their recent AGM voted to designate Co Waterford as a Voluntary Conservation Area for the Native Irish Black Bee.\n\n\n\nThe talk will be hosted on Zoom and is open to members and non members alike.\n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\n\n\nhttps://zoom.us/j/91042095411…\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 910 4209 5411\n\n\nPasscode: 282529
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-voluntary-conservation-areas-in-ireland/
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Chronic bee paralysis: An emerging disease of honey bees by Prof Giles Budge Essex Beekeepers
DESCRIPTION:About this event\n\n\nChronic bee paralysis is a serious disease of the honey bee that can manifest as symptoms in individual adult honey bees as well as whole colonies. \nGiles Budge will provide the historical context of chronic bee paralysis\, introduce the causative virus and explain the symptoms before describing recent research that highlights the increase in cases across England and Wales. \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker \nProfessor Giles Budge obtained his degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics from the University of East Anglia and his PhD in Molecular Plant Pathology from the University of Reading. He previously worked for Horticulture Research International\, ADAS\, Central Science Laboratory and Fera before moving to Newcastle University in 2018 to set-up a pathology laboratory specialising in crop and bee health. \nGiles is an applied scientist with expertise in apiculture\, pathology and diagnostics. He worked as the research coordinator for the National Bee Unit for 12 years\, where he was responsible for developing an internationally recognised programme of applied research. Most notably he led a project funded under the Insect Pollinators Initiative on European foulbrood and a transatlantic partnering award. His researchinterests include combining experimental biology\, molecular detection and modelling to improve our collective understanding of disease epidemiology. Giles has provided expert evidence to inform government policy reviews surrounding pollinator health and is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society. \nMost recently Giles has been working on the repeated invasions of the yellow-leggedhornet\, helping to optimise government disease surveillance schemes\, and investigating the emerging honey bee disease chronic bee paralysis.
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-chronic-bee-paralysis-an-emerging-disease-of-honey-bees-by-prof-giles-budge-essex-beekeepers/
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