Main Symposium Sessions – Hazards of pesticides to bees

Regulatory review – honeybee risk assessment for pesticides in Europe

• Risks posed by dusts (working group Forster)
• Assessment of risks posed by guttation (working group Pistorius)
• Acceptability of effects in field studies (working group Lewis)
• Acceptable levels of control and toxic reference mortality from in-cage and field tests (working group Vergnet)

Bee health issues – country specific experiences including Varroa and varroacides

Test methodology - laboratory, semi-field, field, etc.

• Bee brood testing (working group Becker)

Honey bee poisoning incidents and monitoring schemes

• Design of post-registration monitoring studies for systemic pesticides (working group Alix;
  link with the advisory group EMAG-PEST)

Bumblebees and other pollinators

• Exploring pesticide effects on non-Apis bees (outcome of the Setac Pellston workshop; FAO Project of Barbara Herren; STEP Project)

The scientific committee would like to invite participants to raise other issues for consideration as part of the programme. Further details of the meeting will be announced in September 2011.

Offers for platform, oral and poster presentations are cordially invited. A one page abstract must be provided before the Symposium.

 

Abstracts

The abstract in English language must arrive by August 31, 2011.
Please follow the instructions below when writing the text:

• Title (bold small letters, 14 point body)
• First and second (family) name of author(s) (bold, small letters, 12 point body)
• Address of first (presenting) author (small letter, 12 point body)
• Text (12 point body)
• Send by email: use rtf format and MS word PC. Give the file the name of the first author
• The abstract must be a maximum of 1 A4 page, single spaced.  Margins: 2.5 cm, font: Times New Roman
• Request for platform or poster
• Identify preferred session from list above, if applicable (other sessions may be organised based on abstracts received)
• Abstracts must be submitted with a Registration form

Send the abstract, together with the Registration form to Helen Thompson

Email: helen.thompson@fera.gsi.gov.uk

Programme

Wednesday 2 November, 9:30 h:       symposium starts, welcome and scientific sessions

Thursday 3 November morning:         scientific sessions

Thursday 3 November afternoon:       excursion

Thursday 3 November evening:          symposium dinner

Friday 4 November:                            scientific sessions and conclusion, ending 16:00

 

Addresses for further scientific information 

Dr Helen Thompson Environmental Risk Assessment Team Food and Environment Research Agency Sand Hutton York North Yorkshire YO41 1lZ UK Tel: 44 (0)1904 462515 Fax: +44 (0)1904 462240 Email: helen.thompson@fera.gsi.gov.uk

Dr Gavin B Lewis JSC International Ltd. Simpson House Windsor Court Clarence Drive Harrogate North Yorkshire HG12PE UK Tel: +44 (0)1423 520245 Fax: +44 (0)1423 520297 Email: GavinLewis@jsci.co.uk

 

Dr Pieter A. Oomen

ICPBR Bee Protection Group

 Ooststeeg 133
6708 AT  Wageningen
The Netherlands

Tel: (+31) 0317 420554
Email: oomen.pieter@gmail.com