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Research on honeybees

The Honey Bee Research Centre focuses on honey bee health, honey bee disease ecology and pathology. The research contribute to new knowledge and solutions to reduce the threat of disease and improve the sustainability of beekeeping. We also research pathology and disease transmission in wild bees and bumblebees. Our mission is to facilitate fundamental and applied research on honeybees by providing infrastructure, support, and a space for collaborations between experts in research and industry.

Virus

We study the evolution, adaptation and ecology of bee viruses, as well as their effects on their hosts.

Bee and bumblebee sharing a flower.

The varroa mite

The ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor, is inarguably the most significant threat to honey bee health and the sustainability of beekeeping worldwide.

Four bees

Bacteria

A substantial part of our research on bacteria associated with honeybees focus on the devastating bacterial honeybee brood disease American foulbrood (AFB) caused by the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae.

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Published: 27 March 2024 - Page editor: [email protected]

Department of Ecology

Heads of department
Astrid Taylor
Mattias Jonsson (deputy head of department)
[email protected] 

Communications officer
Anna Lundmark, [email protected]

Uppsala
Postal adress: Box 7044 75007 Uppsala (letters), Ulls väg 18B 75651 (packages, don´t forget the name of the receipient)
Visiting adress: Ulls väg 16 


Grimsö
Grimsö 152, 739 93 Riddarhyttan

Internal web for staff at the Ecology Department

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