Researchers developing honeybees can survive in Canada Winter
April 1, 2016
From: Albany Daily Star
A project that intends to genetically engineer bees that can handle the harsh winters of Canada has received a huge funding from the government and industry.The research, led by Genome BC and Ontario Genomics, will serve as a road map for improving honeybee health across the globe.
The project is being funded through Genome Canada’s 2014 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition
Genomics and Feeding the Future. Other funding partners include Genome Alberta, Genome Quebec, the University of British Columbia, the BC Ministry of Agriculture and the BC Honey Producers Association.
Every years nearly a quarter of the population of bees in Canada die because of colder temperatures in the country as well as diseases. With this decline in population, beekeepers are forced to import more and more bees every years thereby increasing the risk of new diseases as well as ‘killer’ bees that can wipe off even higher number of productive bees.
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