Monitoring beehive health
Investigating whether traceability devices and environmental DNA surveillance can be used to monitor beehive health.
Project title:
Monitoring beehive health
Research information & objectives:
This proof-of-concept project investigated whether traceability devices and environmental DNA (eDNA) surveillance could be used to monitor beehive health.
Project funding:
Future Drought Fund
Project collaborators:
Agriculture Victoria Research, Mallee Regional Innovation Centre
Status:
Completed (August 2023)
Project leads:
Professor Brendan Rodoni
Research Director, Agriculture Victoria
brendan.rodoni@agriculture.vic.gov.au
Dr Jessica Henneken
Research Scientist, Agriculture Victoria
jessi.henneken@agriculture.vic.gov.au
Resources
- Jessica Henneken’s presentation slides from the Innovation Showcase roadshow events held in Mildura, Euston and Swan Hill from 13–15 June 2023.
- ABC news hour podcast with Dr Jessica Henneken
- Watch the project video series Part 1: Monitoring beehive health and Part 2: Inside the hive
- Eye on the hive, MRIC newsletter, August 2022