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Julius-Kühn-Archiv ICP-PR Honey Bee Protection Group 1980 - 2015 The ICP-PR Bee Protection Group held its fi rst meeting in Wageningen in 1980 and over the subsequent 35 years it has become the established expert forum for discussing the risk of pesticides to bees and developing solutions how to assess and manage this risk. In recent years it has enlarged its scope of interest from honey bees to many other pollinating insects such as bumble bees. The group organises international scientifi c symposia once in every three years. These are open to everyone interested. The group tries to involve as many countries as possible, by organising symposia each time in another European country. It operates with working groups studying specifi c problems and proposing solu- 450 tions that are subsequently discussed in plenary symposia. A wide range of experts active in this fi eld drawn Julius-Kühn-Archiv from regulatory authorities, industry, universities and research institutes across the European Union (EU) and beyond participates in the discussions. Pieter A. Oomen, Jens Pistorius (Editors) The proceedings of the symposia (such as these) are being published by the Julius Kühn Archive in Germany since the 2008 symposium in Bucharest, Romania. These proceedings are also accessible on internet, e.g., the 2011 Wageningen symposium is available on http://pub.jki.bund.de/index.php/JKA/issue/view/801. Hazards of pesticides to bees For more information about the Bee Protection Group, see the ‘Statement about the mission and role of the ICPPR Bee Protection Group’ on one of the opening pages in these proceedings. 12th International Symposium of the ICP-PR Bee Protection Group 15. - 17. September 2014, Ghent (Belgium) - Proceedings - International Symposium of the ICP-PR Bee Group Protection of the ICP-PR Symposium International th Hazards of pesticides to bees of pesticides - 12 to Hazards ISBN 9783955470227 02495 > 450 2015 9 783955 470227 Julius Kühn-Institut Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpfl anzen Julius Kühn-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen (JKI) Veröffentlichungen des JKI Das Julius Kühn-Institut ist eine Bundesoberbehörde und ein Bundesforschungsinstitut. Es um- fasst 16 Institute zuzüglich gemeinschaftlicher Einrichtungen an zukünftig sechs Standorten Das Julius-Kühn-Archiv setzt die seit 1906 erschienenen Mitteilungshefte, eine Reihe von Monogra- (Quedlinburg, Braunschweig, Kleinmachnow, Dossenheim, Siebeldingen, Dresden-Pillnitz) und phien unterschiedlichster Themen von Forschungsarbeiten bis zu gesetzlichen Aufgaben fort. Alle eine Versuchsstation zur Kartoffelforschung in Groß Lüsewitz. Quedlinburg ist der Hauptsitz des bisher erschienenen Ausgaben sind OPEN ACCESS kostenfrei im Internet (http://pub.jki.bund.de) zu Bundesforschungsinstituts. lesen. Hauptaufgabe des JKI ist die Beratung der Bundesregierung bzw. des BMEL in allen Fragen mit Bezug zur Kulturpflanze. Die vielfältigen Aufgaben sind in wichtigen rechtlichen Regelwerken, wie Öffentlichkeit und Fachwelt versorgen wir zusätzlich mit verschiedenen Informationsangeboten dem Pflanzenschutzgesetz, dem Gentechnikgesetz, dem Chemikaliengesetz und hierzu erlassenen über alle Aspekte rund um die Kulturpflanzen. Hierfür stehen Broschüren, Faltblätter, Fachzeitschrif- Rechtsverordnungen, niedergelegt und leiten sich im Übrigen aus dem Forschungsplan des BMEL ten und Monographien, Datenbanken und Themenportale im Internet zur Verfügung. ab. Die Zuständigkeit umfasst behördliche Aufgaben und die Forschung in den Bereichen Pflan- zengenetik, Pflanzenbau, Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde sowie Pflanzenschutz und Pflan- Seit 2009 wird vom Julius Kühn-Institut als wissenschaftliches Fachorgan das Journal für Kultur- zengesundheit. Damit vernetzt das JKI alle wichtigen Ressortthemen um die Kulturpflanze – ob auf pflanzen – Journal of Cultivated Plants (vormals Nachrichtenblatt des Deutschen Pflanzenschutz- dem Feld, im Gewächshaus oder im urbanen Bereich – und entwickelt ganzheitliche Konzepte für dienstes) monatlich herausgegeben (http://www.journal-kulturpflanzen.de). den gesamten Pflanzenbau, für die Pflanzenproduktion bis hin zur Pflanzenpflege und -verwen- dung. Forschung und hoheitliche Aufgaben sind dabei eng miteinander verbunden. Weiterführende Informationen über uns finden Sie auf der Homepage des Julius Kühn-Instituts Weiterführende Informationen über uns finden Sie auf der Homepage des Julius Kühn-Instituts unter http://www.jki.bund.de. Spezielle Anfragen wird Ihnen unsere Pressestelle unter http://www.jki.bund.de. ([email protected]) gern beantworten. Spezielle Anfragen wird Ihnen unsere Pressestelle ([email protected]) gern beantworten. Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for cultivated plants (JKI) The Julius Kühn-Institut is both a research institution and a higher federal authority. It is structured into 16 institutes and several research service units on the sites of Quedlinburg, Braunschweig, Kleinmachnow, Siebeldingen, Dossenheim und Dresden-Pillnitz, complemented by an experimen- tal station for potato research at Groß Lüsewitz. The head quarters are located in Quedlinburg. The Institute’s core activity is to advise the federal government and the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture in particular on all issues relating to cultivated plants. Its diverse tasks in this field are stipulated in important legal acts such as the Plant Protection Act, the Genetic Engineering Act and the Chemicals Act and in corresponding legal regulations, furthermore they arise from the new BMEL research plan. The Institute’s competence comprises both the functions of a federal authority and the research in the fields of plant genetics, agronomy, plant nutrition and soil science as well as plant protection and plant health. On this basis, the JKI networks all important departmental tasks relating to culti- vated plants – whether grown in fields and forests, in the glasshouse or in an urban environment – and develops integrated concepts for plant cultivation as a whole, ranging from plant production to plant care and plant usage. Research and sovereign functions are closely intertwined. More information is available on the website of the Julius Kühn-Institut under http://www.jki.bund.de. For more specific enquiries, please contact our public relations office ([email protected]). Anschrift für Tauschsendungen: Please address exchanges to: Adressez échanges, s‘il vous plait: Para el canje dirigirse por favor a: Gemeinschaft der Förderer und Freunde Informationszentrum und Bibliothek des Julius Kühn-Instituts, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen e.V. (GFF) Julius Kühn-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen Erwin-Baur-Str. 27, 06484 Quedlinburg, Königin-Luise-Straße 19 Tel.: 03946 47-200, E-Mail: [email protected] D-14195 Berlin, Germany Internet: http://www.jki.bund.de/ Bereich “Über uns” E-Mail: [email protected] 450 Julius-Kühn-Archiv Pieter A. Oomen, Jens Pistorius (Editors) Hazards of pesticides to bees 12th International Symposium of the ICP-PR Bee Protection Group 15. - 17. September 2014, Ghent (Belgium) - Proceedings - Julius Kühn-Institut Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpfl anzen History ICPPR-Bee Protection Group conferences 1st symposium, Wageningen, the Netherlands, 1980 2nd symposium, Hohenheim, Germany, 1982 3rd symposium, Harpenden, UK, 1985 4th symposium, Řež, Czech Republic, 1990 5th symposium, Wageningen, the Netherlands, 1993 6th symposium, Braunschweig, Germany, 1996 7th symposium, Avignon, France, 1999 8th symposium, Bologna, Italy, 2002 9th symposium, York, UK, 2005 10th symposium, Bucharest, Romania, 2008 11th symposium, Wageningen, the Netherlands, 2011 12th symposium, Ghent, Belgium, 2014 13th symposium scheduled, Spain, 2017 Scientific committee 12th conference Prof. Dr. Guy Smagghe Dr. Anne Alix Dr. Gavin Lewis Jens Pistorius Editors Dr. Pieter A. Oomen, Wageningen Jens Pistorius, Braunschweig Group photo of all symposium participants, standing in front, from left: Thomas Steeger (new board member), Jens Pistorius (new chairman), Françoise & Pieter Oomen with award (editor & former chairman), Guy Smagghe (organiser, symposium host and new board member), Job & Margreet van Praagh with award, Anne Alix (secretary of the board) Foto Jens Pistorius Bibliografische Information der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek verzeichnet diese Publikation In der Deutschen Nationalbibliografie: detaillierte bibliografische Daten sind im Internet über http://dnb.d-nb.de abrufbar. ISSN 1868-9892 ISBN 978-3-95547-022-7 DOI 10.5073/jka.2015.450.000 © Julius Kühn-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, Quedlinburg, 2015. Printed in Germany by Arno Brynda GmbH, Berlin. Preface The International Commission on Plant Pollinator Relations (ICPPR) was founded in 1950 as the International Commission for Bee Botany (ICBB). Its objectives are to promote & coordinate research on relationships between plants and pollinators of all types. That mandate includes studies of insect pollinated plants, pollinator foraging behaviour, effects of pollinator visits on plants, management and protection of insect pollinators, bee collected materials (e.g. nectar and pollen), and of products derived from plants and modified by bees. Further, the ICPPR organises meetings, colloquia or symposia related to the above topics and publishes and distribute the proceedings. The ICPPR collaborates closely with national and international institutions and is one of the 82 scientific commissions of the International Union
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