Department Name: Department of Honeybee Protection and Biosafety
Leader: DIAO Qingyun           Email: dqyun1@126.com
Objectives: 
1) Lead the development of honey bee pest research
2) Build honeybee pest research platform
Research Focus:
1) Honeybee Pathology
2) Honeybee Toxicology
3) Pathogen molecular biology
4) Immunology
Team Members:
WANG Qiang       beeprotect@yayeah.net
DAI Pingli         dlpapis@126.com
WU Yanyan        mifeng9876@163.com
CHU Yanna        chuyanna@caas.cn
Achievements:
Awards:
Research on Species Identification and Management of Honeybee Mites in China. 2011. Beijing Science and Technology Award. Zhou Ting, Wang Qiang, Dai Ping-Li, Sun Ji-Hu, Yao Jun, Luo Qi-Hua, Wang Xing, Wu Yan-Yan, Xu Shu-Fa.
Patents:
1) A device used between super and hive. 2013. China patent number: ZL2013201766822
2) Smoking type miticide 2013. China patent number: ZL 2010 1 0148227.2  
3) The environmental friendly pesticide for killing waxmoth and its eggs: ZL 2013 1 01938C26.3
4) A portable environmental protection device for measuring honeybee crawling: ZL 2013 2 0562163.X
Scientific Papers:
1. Dai P L, Zhou W, Zhang J, Cui H J, Wang Q, Jiang W Y, Sun J H, Wu Y Y, Zhou T. (2012). Field assessment of Bt cry1Ah corn pollen on survival, development and behavior of Apis mellifera ligustica. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf, 79: 232-237.
2. Dai P L, Zhou W, Zhang J, Jiang W Y, Wang Q, Cui H J, Sun J H, Wu Y Y, Zhou T. (2012). Effects of Bt Cry1Ah toxin on worker honeybees (Apis mellifera ligustica and Apis cerana cerana). Apidologie，43: 384-391.
3. Dai P Li, Zhou W, Zhang J, Lang Z H, Zhou T, Wang Q, Cui H J, Jiang W Y, Wu Y Y. (2015).   Effects of Bt cry1Ah corn pollen on immature workers of Apis cerana cerana. J Apicult Res, 54(1):72-76.
4. He X,  Wubie AJ, DiaoQY, Li W, Xue F,  Guo ZB, Zhou T, and  Xu SF (2014). Biodegradation of neonicotinoid insecticide, imidacloprid by restriction enzyme mediated integration generated Trichoderma mutants. Chemosphere, 112:526-530
5. Xue F, Li W, Wubie A J, Hu YY,Guo ZB, Zhou T, Xu SF. (2015)Biological Control of Ascosphaera apis in Honey Bees Using Restricted Enzyme Mediated Integration (REMI) Transformed Trichoderma atroviride Mutants. Biological Control，83:46-50
6. Xu SF, Hou LW, Wubie AJ, Cao T, Hu YY, Li W, Guo ZB, Zhao J, and Wu J.(2013) Anti-oxytetracycline monoclonal antibody based detection of oxytetracycline residue in honey, Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment 11 (2): 249-257.
7. Hu YY, Xu SF*, Wubie A J , Li W , Huang JX, Guo ZB and Zhou T (2013) Molecular characterization and tissue localization of sensory neuron membrane protein from Chinese honey bee, Apis cerana cerana, Applied Entomology and Zoology, 48(4):535-545.
8. Wubie AJ,  Xu*SF, Hu YY, Li W, Guo ZB, Xue F and Zhou T.(2013) Current developments in Ascosphaera apis. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment,11(3&4):2190-2200.
9. Wubie AJ, Hu YY, Li W, Huang JX, Guo ZB, Xu SF and Zhou T.(2014) Factors analysis in protoplast isolation and regeneration from a chalkbrood fungus, Ascosphaera apis. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 16(1):89-96
10.Luo Q H, Zhou T. Wang Q, Dai P L, Wu Y Y, Song H L. (2011) Identification of Tropilaelaps mites (Acari, Laelapidae) Infesting Apis mellifera in China. Apidologie 42:485–498.
11.Luo Q H, Zhou T. Dai P L, Song H L.Wu Y Y, Wang Q. (2011)Prevalence, intensity and associated factor analysis of Tropilaelaps mercedesae infesting Apis mellifera in China. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 55（2）：135-146.
12. Zhou T. Zhou W, Wang Q, Dai P L, Liu F, Zhang Y L, Sun J H. (2011) Effect of sublethal doses pyrethroids on neuronal excitability of adult honey bees Apis mellifera. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 100(1):35-40.
13.Liu G, Zhou T. Dai LP. Zhang X. (2014).A new species of Megaselia Rondani L (Diptera: Phoridae) associated with Apis laboriosa Smith 1871 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in China. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist.90(1):33-36.
14.Xiong X F, Michaud J P, Li Z, Wu P X, Chu Y N, Zhang Q W, Liu X X. (2015).Chronic, predator-induced stress alters development and reproductive performance of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. BioControl. DOI:10.1007/s10526-015-9689-9