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Bee on rapeseed flower. © INRA, CARRE Serge

Press release

09 Oct 2019

Bee pollination boosts the profitability of oilseed rape

Researchers from INRA and CNRS have shown for the first time that bee pollination surpasses the use of pesticides in yield and especially in profitability of oilseed rape. The team of researchers analysed data collected over four years in farmers’ fields in an agricultural plain in Deux-Sèvres (Nouvelle Aquitaine, western France).

Ecobee-Abeilles, Poitou-Charente. Ecobee: a device for observing bees in the field. Ecobee is an original tool for conducting experiments in fields of cereals on the interactions between characteristics of colonies, landscapes and environmental constraints. © INRA, MAITRE Christophe

Press release

26 Jun 2019

Organic farming enhances honeybee colony performance  

A team of researchers from the CNRS, INRA, and the University of La Rochelle is now the first to have demonstrated that organic farming benefits honeybee colonies, especially when food is scarce in late spring. The scientists analysed six years of data collected through a unique system for monitoring domesticated bees that is unparalleled in Europe.

Larves d'abeilles élevées in vitro pour tester des pesticides de façon parfaitement contrôlée. Unité expérimentale d'Entomologie, Poitou-Charentes © Armelle Pérennès

News

28 Nov 2013

A toxicity test developed by the experimental unit of Entomology on bee larvae is adopted at the international level

The experimental unit of entomology has developed the first toxicity test on bee larvae which was adopted by France in 2007. This approval has been extended to the 34 OECD member countries on 26 July 2013. This is the first test on bee larvae where the exposure to the product under investigation is perfectly controlled.

Abeille domestique visitant une fleur de pommier. Des pelotes de pollen sont formées sur les pattes postérieures.. © INRA, CARRE Serge

News

18 Jan 2013

Bee-friendly cropping systems

The proceedings of the Polinov congress held on 29 November 2012 in Poitiers are now available on line.