Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP140100762

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP140100762

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Safeguarding Honeybees: Increasing parasite treatment effectiveness using nanotechnology. There is increasing concern about the exposure of honeybees to pesticides used to control both agricultural pests and diseases. Emerging reports indicate that these chemicals substantially harm bees and therefore contribute to the dramatic declines reported. A widespread bee pathogen, Nosema, will be used to directly quantify the effectiveness of commercially used pesticides on both parasite and honeybee viability. Furthermore, state-of-the-art nanotechnology will be used to develop benign treatments with enhanced effectiveness and minimal dosage/exposure to the bees. Outcomes of this project can have major impact on future parasite management in commercial honeybees.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 27-10-2014

End Date: 31-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $430,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Host-Parasite Interactions | Invertebrate Biology | Evolutionary Biology | Animal Protection (Pests and Pathogens)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Urban and Industrial Environments | Honey | Livestock Raising not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Animal Protection (Pests and Pathogens) | Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Urban and Industrial Environments | Evolutionary Biology | Honey | Host-Parasite Interactions | Invertebrate Biology | Livestock Raising not elsewhere classified

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