August 2021 – COLOSS

Leiterin/Leiter der Landesanstalt für Bienenkunde @ University of Hohenheim Germany

JobsBy PeterRosenkranz 31. August 2021

Stellenausschreibung Die Landesanstalt für Bienenkunde ist eine Einrichtung der Universität Hohenheim mit Arbeitsschwerpunkten in der angewandten Bienenforschung, der Analytik von Bienenprodukten, der universitären Lehre und der imkerlichen Fortbildung. Aktuell arbeiten an der Landesanstalt etwa 30 Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter auf Planstellen und in Drittmittelprojekten. Am Dienstort Hohenheim ist zum 01. Mai 2022 ein unbefristeter Vollzeitarbeitsplatz für…

Pollination and Plant Reproductive Success of Two Ploidy Levels in Red Clover (Trifolium pratense L.)

ArticlesBy PerKryger 10. August 2021

Plant reproduction in red clover requires cross-fertilization via insect pollination. However, the influences of visitation rate and timing on maximizing ovule utilization are yet to be determined. We aimed to study the influences of visitation rate, flowering stage, and self-incompatibility on reproductive success. We applied hand and honey bee pollination in the study of eight…

I SOLATINA- COLOSS meeting “Joining forces across continents”

NewsBy MelanieParejo 10. August 2021

September 22, 2021 – “Joining forces across continents” Save the date! The first meeting of the two bee research societies, SOLATINA and COLOSS, will be held on 22nd September. There will be two roundtables on monitoring honeybee colony losses and on varroa-resistant honey bees with interesting participants to give insights from around the globe. More…

Citizen Scientist Initiative for measuring Varroa damage thresholds: common efforts for data collection – CSI Varroa

ArticlesBy FaniHatjina 5. August 2021

A Bee World article on the use of Citizen Scientist on varroa research. Citizen Science is the involvement of volunteers in science and CSI Varroa project is an initiative of COLOSS members, started at the end of 2018, aiming to gain more knowledge about varroa infestation thresholds above which beekeepers start observing economic damages, and…