For the registration of plant protection products and their active substances, both the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and national authorities require scientific studies to determine potential exposure routes and effects of plant protection products and active substances on pollinators such as honeybees, bumblebees, or solitary bees.
Our highly qualified field experts develop studies to assess general potential effects on population development, mortality, and flight behaviour, or to examine specific aspects. These include effects on bee brood, potential residues in bee products, or long-term developments of colonies exposed to plant protection products directly, through drift, or guttation fluid.
All studies are conducted under semi-field- and field conditions according to GLP, to current guidelines or in anticipation of expected new guidelines – across Europe or beyond.
Our specialists are also members of the Wild Bees and Bumblebees Working Group of the International Commission for Plant-Pollinator Relationships (ICP-PR) and chair the German Working Group on Bee Protection.
In addition, our team works closely with our regulatory experts in the areas of ecotoxicology, environmental fate, effect modelling and statistics.
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Find out how we can specifically support you in the generation of field and semi-field data on pollinators
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Honeybee Brood Studies
- semi-field studies according to OECD 75
Feeding Studies with Honeybees
- according to Oomen et al. (1992) or our adapted study design, the Revised Oomen (Lückmann and Schmitzer 2019)
Semi-field- and Field Studies on Honeybees
- semi-field studies according to OEPP/EPPO No. 170
- feld studies considering current and preliminary EFSA guidelines (2013, 2023)
Residue Studies
- on pollen, nectar and honey
Simulation of Aphid Honeydew
- semi-field study according to CEB draft No. 230
2D- and 3D Drift Studies
- with treated seeds or granules
Guttation Studies
- with treated seeds or granules
- after spray application of systemic active substances
Individual Study Designs
- according to individual requirements
