Author(s):
Van der Steen, Jozef ; Brodschneider, Robert ; Gratzer, Kristina ; Bieszczad, Sarah ; Hatjina, Fani ; Charistos, Leonidas ; Carreck, Norman L. ; Gray, Alison ; Pinto, M. Alice ; Amaral, Joana S. ; Rufino, José ; Quaresma, Andreia ; Roessink, Ivo ; Baveco, Hans ; Formato, Giovanni ; Pietropaoli, Marco ; Kasiotis, Konstantinos ; Anagnostopoulos, Christ ; Zafeiraki, Effrosyni ; Fernández-Alba, Amadeo R. ; Eulderink, Caroline ; Vejsnæs, Flemming ; Kilpinen, Ole ; Coffey, Mary F. ; Biron, David G. ; Brusbardis, Valters ; Graaf, Dirk C. de
Date: 2019
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/21162
Origin: Biblioteca Digital da UPB
Description
INSIGNIA aims to design and test an innovative, non-invasive, scientifically proven citizen science environmental monitoring protocol for the detection of pesticides by honey bees. It is a 30-month pilot project initiated and financed by the EC (PP-1-1-2018; EC SANTE). The study is being carried out by a consortium of specialists in honey bees, apiculture, statistics, analytics, modelling, extension, social science and citizen science from twelve countries. Honey bee colonies are excellent bio-samplers of biological material such as nectar, pollen and plant pathogens, as well as non-biological material such as pesticides or airborne contamination. Honey bee colonies forage over a circle of 1 km radius, increasing to several km if required, depending on the availability and attractiveness of food. All material collected is accumulated in the hive.
