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Project

Technology to suppress parasites in the digestive tract of bumble bees (TEDI-BEE)

The project aims to strengthen our patent application and business case on the use of specific sugars in diet to eradicate trypanosome parasites in bumble bees. Bumble bees are important pollinators in agriculture. Additional data is needed regarding product traceability, dosage, and side-effects on bumble bee colony level.

Date:1 May 2019 →  30 Sep 2020
Keywords:curative, preventive, sugars, trypanosomes, insect parasites, Diet
Disciplines:Veterinary epidemiology