Chief Scientist: DIAO Qingyun
Brief introduction of Chief Scientist:
Diao Qingyun, female, born in 1971, Dr., Professor, chief scientist of research innovation group“honeybee disease” of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, director of honeybee protection and biosafety Department of Institute of Apicultural Research, CAAS. Mainly engaged in honeybee toxicology and economy. Achieved five rewards (four won prize). 119 papers were published, set National standard “Standard of  integrated pest managements of honeybee”，four software copyright were gained. 20 books were published (seven were chief editor).
Objectives:
1) Lead the development of honey bee pest research
2) Build honeybee pest research platform
3) Solve the key diseases and  pests
Research Focus:
1) Honeybee Pathology
2) Honeybee Toxicology
3) Pathogen molecular biology
4) Immunology
5) microbiology
Team members:
WANG Qiang     beeprotect@yayeah.net
XU Shufa        xushufa@caas.cn
HE Weili        heweili@caas.cn
LI Yun          liyun@caas.cn
DAI Pingli       dlpapis@126.com
WU Yanyan      mifeng9876@163.com
CHU Yanna       chuyanna@caas.cn
HOU Chunsheng  houfei2701@163.com

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