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| First Name | Balachandar |
| Last Name | Balakrishnan |
| Country | China |
| Institute | Guangdong Institute of Applied Biological Resources (GIABR) |
| Highest Degree | Doctoral |
| Job | Researcher |
| Website | http://www.giabr.gd.cn/en/aboutus/Introduction/201707/t20170724_378809.html |
| About | The honey bee (Apis mellifera) is generally regarded as the most important insect to humans due to their pollination service, hive products and as a research model. The honey bees Apis mellifera and A. cerana are important economic insects, not only for honey production, but also for crop pollination. More than 35% of the human diet are considered to benefit from pollination, and 52% of the 115 leading global food commodities depend on honeybee pollination. |
| Interests | APITOX, B-RAP, BEEBOOK, Monitoring, Nutrition, Small Hive Beetle, Sustainable Bee Breeding, Varroa control, Vespid, Viruses, World Honey Bee Health |
