Untangling environmental effects on bee health in the face of Varroa

该项目旨在评估欧洲蜜蜂和大黄蜂的蜜蜂健康，疾病和进化。由破坏性的瓦螨传播的蜜蜂病毒导致世界范围内传粉昆虫的减少。决定蜜蜂健康的因素将在澳大利亚、新西兰和英国确定，这些国家在瓦螨属影响和蜜蜂引进历史方面存在差异。利用澳大利亚目前受到威胁的无瓦螨状态，塔斯马尼亚的大黄蜂入侵，以及尖端的多组学技术（微生物组，病毒和基因组），将确定两种全球重要的蜜蜂授粉者的疾病动态预测因子。该项目的成果将提高澳大利亚在景观尺度上管理授粉服务所面临威胁的能力。

This project aims to assess bee health, disease and evolution in European honeybees and bumblebees. Bee viruses transmitted by the destructive Varroa mite cause worldwide pollinator declines. Factors determining bee health will be identified across Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, which differ in Varroa impact and bee introduction histories. Harnessing Australia’s currently threatened Varroa-free status, the bumblebee invasion in Tasmania, and cutting-edge multi-omics techniques (for microbiomes, viruses and genomes), predictors of disease dynamics will be identified for two globally important bee pollinators. The project outcomes will boost Australia's capacity to manage threats to pollination services at landscape scales.