Effective monitoring of honeybee health and pathogens

Honeybees are considered the world’s most devoted pollinators as they provide an essential ecosystem service that is vital to the maintenance of both wild plant communities and agricultural productivity. In Canada alone, the honeybee industry is worth over 4 billion dollars annually. Over the last years, beekeepers have been faced with major colony loss due to pathogen infections. Unfortunately, there is currently no easy and rapid way to detect these infections in their early stages and avoid complete loss of hives. Our team is working on developing an assay that will effectively assess the health of honeybee hives and help manage early infections.

Faculty Supervisor:

Gilles Robichaud

Student:

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic Inc.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture and Food; Commercial Services; Biotechnology

University:

Université de Moncton

Program: