Weiterentwicklung einer Methode zur Bienenbruthaltung unter Laborbedingungen

In the LAVES Institute for Apiculture honey bee brood has been reared in the laboratory according to the method of Aupinel et al. (Bull Insectol 58:107–111, 2005) for studies on the effects of plant protection products as well as for further improvement of the method since 2008. The introduced methodological changes have a positive effect on the number of larvae available for experimental purposes. Furthermore, the treatment with MBC-solution (methyl-benzethonium chloride) could be replaced by pasteurization, which is to be viewed positively from a health perspective for the personnel but also in terms of possible synergistic effects with active ingredients.