Preliminary results of survey on food safety aspects of drone brood from Apis mellifera L.

Herren, Pascal; Ambühl, Daniel; Grunder, Jürg

Publication type:	Conference other
Type of review:	Not specified
Title:	Preliminary results of survey on food safety aspects of drone brood from Apis mellifera L.
Authors:	Herren, Pascal Ambühl, Daniel Grunder, Jürg
et. al:	No
Published in:	Bornimer agrartechnische Berichte
Proceedings:	INSECTA 2019 international conference : book of abstracts
Volume(Issue):	2019
Issue:	103
Conference details:	INSECTA 2019, Potsdam, Germany, 5-6 September 2019
Issue Date:	2019
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB)
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Potsdam
ISSN:	0947-7314
Language:	English
Subjects:	Essbare Insekten; Drohnen
Subject (DDC):	363: Environmental and security problems
Abstract:	Drone brood removal is a common practice for the control of the honeybee parasite Varoa destructor in beehives of Apis mellifera L. in Switzerland and other European countries. At present, the removed drone brood is not used. The demand for alternative protein sources is growing and drone brood has a big potential to become a new food product and a new income for beekeepers. In contrast to insects currently produced for food, honeybees feed in an open system in the environment, which is difficult to control. Therefore, food borne pathogens from the environment on drone brood need to be assessed carefully. We analysed samples of drone brood from eight Swiss apiaries regarding important food borne pathogens. This survey gives a first overview on microbiological food safety of drone brood from A. mellifera. Based on our results, further studies will be conducted to develop a process of drone brood production that is safe regarding food borne pathogens.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/18198
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management

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Herren, P., Ambühl, D., & Grunder, J. (2019). Preliminary results of survey on food safety aspects of drone brood from Apis mellifera L. [Conference presentation]. Bornimer Agrartechnische Berichte, 2019(103).

Herren, P., Ambühl, D. and Grunder, J. (2019) ‘Preliminary results of survey on food safety aspects of drone brood from Apis mellifera L.’, in Bornimer agrartechnische Berichte. Potsdam: Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB).

P. Herren, D. Ambühl, and J. Grunder, “Preliminary results of survey on food safety aspects of drone brood from Apis mellifera L.,” in Bornimer agrartechnische Berichte, 2019, vol. 2019, no. 103.

HERREN, Pascal, Daniel AMBÜHL und Jürg GRUNDER, 2019. Preliminary results of survey on food safety aspects of drone brood from Apis mellifera L. In: Bornimer agrartechnische Berichte. Conference presentation. Potsdam: Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB). 2019

Herren, Pascal, Daniel Ambühl, and Jürg Grunder. 2019. “Preliminary Results of Survey on Food Safety Aspects of Drone Brood from Apis Mellifera L.” Conference presentation. In Bornimer Agrartechnische Berichte. Vol. 2019. Potsdam: Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB).

Herren, Pascal, et al. “Preliminary Results of Survey on Food Safety Aspects of Drone Brood from Apis Mellifera L.” Bornimer Agrartechnische Berichte, vol. 2019, no. 103, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), 2019.