ONLINE VESPA VELUTINA TRAINING SESSIONS FOR IRISH BEEKEEPERS

ONLINE VESPA VELUTINA TRAINING SESSIONS FOR IRISH BEEKEEPERS

EVENTS AND PROGRAMME

20TH OCTOBER (Irish Time)

  • 19:00 - 19:10: Presentation of the Project
  • 19:10 - 19:30: National Federation of Portuguese Beekeepers. Portugal
  • 19:30 - 19:50: Dra. Anabela Nave. Research at Strategic Unit for Agrarian and Forestry Systems and Plant Health. Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agraria e Veterinaria. Portugal
  • 19:50 - 20:20: Questions to the speakers

 

27TH OCTOBER (Irish Time)

  • 19:00 - 19:10: Presentation of the Project
  • 19:10 - 19:30: Dra. M. Shantal Rodríguez-Flores. Research at Department of Plant Biology and Soil Sciences. University of Vigo. Spain
  • 19:30 - 19:50: Dr. Jose Aranha. Research at Department of Forest Sciences and Landscape Architecture. University of Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro. Portugal
  • 19:50 - 20:20:  Questions to the speakers

 

TOPICS:

  • Practical ways to mitigate the impact of V. velutina in apiaries
  • How to monitor for the Asian hornet
  • The impact of V. velutina on honeybee behaviour and colony survival
  • V. velutina life cycle
  • V. velutina habitat and nest-site preference