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Dr. Yahya Al Naggar,  Associate professor of Entomology at Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Egypt. Currently, he is AvH  postdoc fellow  at institute of General Biology, Martin Luther University.  He is interested to unravel the causes of colony collapse disorders (CCD).  He is conducting lab and field experiments to test whether novel insecticides that are targeting the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor of insects is also harmful to honeybees as well as in their interaction with other stressors. Such knowledge is key for pollinator health and key to safeguard food security into the future.