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President of the Commission Dr. Wolfgang Ritter |
- Mission
The major objectives of the commission are to assist all who are treating with bee health, including practical and scientific aspects. It helps to solve bee health problems either in offering solutions directly or to find contact with respective specialists.
- Activities
- The commission gives attention on bee health, including the following aspects:
- Diagnosis of bee diseases (microbiological and molecular genetic methods)
- Therapy of bee diseases (conventional and alternative methods)
- Prevention of bee diseases (biotechnical and biological methods)
- Economical aspects of bee diseases
- Legislative aspects of bee pests
- Import and export of bees and bee-products
It supports projects and activities for:
- Protection of consumer from residues in bee products
- Avoidance of resistance to chemical medicaments
- Improvement of tolerance against bee diseases
- Strengthening of bee colonies by naturally management systems
- Members
The commission consists of experts consulted in case of need. It works in close co-operation with FAO (Food and agriculture org.), OIE (Office international des epizooties) and EU commissions. It is organised under the presidency of Dr. Wolfgang Ritter (Germany).
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