ProApis

Probiotics to mitigate the effect of pesticides on Apis mellifera bees

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Webinar: About ProApis

Why bees?

The bee, Apis mellifera, is the main pollinator insect worldwide due to its high specificity and efficiency in the process. Without the work they carry out, biodiversity and food security would be put at risk [...]

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Project's
Mission

ProApis project delves into the study of the gut microbiota of larvae and honey bees exposed to pesticides. The goal is to obtain native probiotics from honey bees with the ability to degrade pesticides [...]

Recent News

We present here the latest news of the project, be it project updates or dissemination activities

What's happening to bees?

Currently, bees are going through a period of global crisis, known as Colony collapse disorder (CCD), characterized by the abundant loss of pollinators. This collapse is the result of the synergistic action of multiple factors [...]

Bees in Numbers

2 trillion

total bees in the world

75%

of worlwide crops are pollinated by bees

€200.000 million

worth of pollination services by bees worldwide