Ongoing project
Probiotics in honey bees to fight bacterial and fungal diseases (PH21003)
Delivery Partner: Macquarie University
This investment is developing and implementing innovative probiotics as low-cost and chemical-free treatments for honey bee diseases.
Probiotic treatments have recently been developed to increase the resistance of the European honey bee to specific viral and bacterial diseases. However, several diseases infect hives, and it is challenging to anticipate which disease is responsible for poor hive performance. It is therefore vital to develop methods that are efficient at improving honey bee resistance to a wide spectrum of diseases.
The research team will:
Visit the Honey Bee Probiotics website established by the project here to find key project updates and information.
This project is funded through Hort Innovation's Frontiers program
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