Beekeeping News


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COLOSS (en) 2026-03-23

SAFE THE DATE – 6th and 7th September 2026 Dear COLOSS members, collaborators, and the international bee research community, We are excited to confirm the 22nd COLOSS Conference will take place in Bologna, Italy, on Sunday 6 September (full day) and Monday 7 September (half day) 2026. Held at …

COLOSS (en) 2026-03-23

SAFE THE DATE – 6th and 7th September 2026 Dear COLOSS members, collaborators, and the international bee research community, We are excited to confirm the 22nd COLOSS Conference will take place in Bologna, Italy, on Sunday 6 September (full day) and Monday 7 September (half day) 2026. Held at …

COLOSS (en) 2026-03-23

The 11th European Conference of Apidology, which will take place in Bologna, Italy, from 7 to 10 September 2026. Conference venue will be the Bologna Congress Center. Date  Deadline  16 February  Start of abstract sending period, registrations opened  31 March EXTENDED …

Bee-Safe (en) 2026-03-06

Before talking about the factors affecting bee health, I would like to make a more general point. Stay with me, […] The post What affects bee health? Varroa, climate and beekeeping appeared first on BeeSafe .

COLOSS (en) 2026-03-04

PhD Position in Pollinator Health and Microbiome Research Huber Molecular Biology Lab, Auburn University The Huber Molecular Biology Lab at Auburn University is seeking a highly motivated PhD student for a USDA-NIFA funded position starting Summer or Fall 2026 to study the impact of antimicrobial po…

COLOSS (en) 2026-03-03

We are pleased to announce the opening of applications for the new Panuwan Award, offered by COLOSS to support Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) for students who are COLOSS members. The Panuwan Award is intended to facilitate STSMs that promote exchange and collaboration within COLOSS. Funded m…

COLOSS (en) 2026-02-26

This study presents the first comprehensive genomic atlas of Egypt’s native honeybee, Apis mellifera lamarckii. Along with the Morphometric Assessment, a thorough examination of A. m. lamarckii workers and taxonomical characterization was conducted. Using PacBio long-read sequencing and Hi-C scaffol…

COLOSS (en) 2026-02-25

In collaboration with the European Union pollinator projects community, scholarly publisher and technology provider Pensoft launched Advances in Pollinator Research (APR), a new multidisciplinary, community-driven peer-reviewed journal set to transform how pollinator science is shared and translated…

COLOSS (en) 2026-01-26

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada seeks interested candidates for two postdoctoral positions to work in Beaverlodge, Alberta with Dr. Steve Pernal and members of his laboratory. The first position is to lead innovative research into the development of a novel miticide, documenting its efficacy and po…

COLOSS (en) 2026-01-23

The Vespids and Virus taskforces will organize again a joint workshop this year in Vienna on the 16th and 17th April 2026. More information and the opportunity for online registration will be provided from mid-February on. Stay tuned!

Apidologie (en) 2026-01-02

The rapid deployment of 5G and the anticipated introduction of 6G wireless networks, utilizing increasingly higher frequency bands and complex signal modulation techniques, raise significant concerns regarding their potential electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI) …

COLOSS (en) 2025-12-30

New paper (Open Access): We evaluated whether emergency use of thiamethoxam (TMX) seed treatments in non-flowering sugar beet (Germany, 2021) translated into measurable effects on honey bee colony performance under field-relevant agricultural conditions. Why this study? Neonicotinoids are restricted…

COLOSS (en) 2025-12-22

Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the XIII European Congress of Entomology, the French Entomological Society and the Praesidium for European Entomology, it is our great pleasure to welcome you to Tours, France, in the heart of the Loire Valley, from June 29 to …