Projects

Selection of suitable colonies for the maintenance of the Lithuanian population of the European dark bee, Apis mellifera mellifera , and evaluation of newly arrived swarmsProject coordinator in Lithuania: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and Lithuanian state budget

Monitoring of pesticides in pollen from honeybees (NKE2024) ID No. 2024-024Project coordinator in Lithuania: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: Nordic Council of Ministers

Remote Analysis of Organic Matter in Soil (NOMEDA) SystemProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and Lithuanian state budget

CA22105 BEekeeping products valorization and biomonitoring for the SAFEty of BEEs and HONEY (BeSafeBeeHoney)Project leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: COST

Search for suitable bee colonies for the maintenance of the Lithuanian population of the native dark bee Apis mellifera melliferaProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and state budget of the Republic of Lithuania

Preparatory action for monitoring of environmental pollution using honey bees (INSIGNIA-EU)Project coordinator in Lithuania: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: European Union (Grant No 09.200200/2021/864096/SER/ ENV.D.2.)

Morphometric assessment of selection efficiency in the emerging Lithuanian dark bee population and the search for new colonies to maintain itProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and state budget of the Republic of Lithuania

International COLOSS project “Monitoring of honey bee colony”Project coordinator in Lithuania: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: COLOSS

Searching for potential sites for the conservation of Lithuanian native honeybeesProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Measure “Applied research programmes for beekeeping and apiculture products” of the 2020-2022 programme for support to the Lithuanian beekeeping sectorProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Innovative bee hive protection and monitoring systemProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Possible influence of the hygienic behaviour of bees on the spread of viruses and microsporidia in bee coloniesProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Diagnosing microsporidia, Nosema apis and N. ceranae, and bee viruses in honey bees, Apis mellifera, by molecular methodsProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: Institute of Agriculture of the Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

Diagnosing microsporidia, Nosema apis and N. ceranae, and bee viruses in honey bees, Apis mellifera, by molecular methodsProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: Institute of Agriculture of the Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

Does the hygienic behaviour of bees affect the spread of viruses and microsporidia in bee colonies?Project leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and state budget of the Republic of Lithuania

Investigation of volatile organic compounds released during spoilage and rotting processes of vegetables and fruits and response of metal oxide sensors to themProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB ARS Lab

Development of a model and methodology for comparing the results of DNA tests of disease-causing pathogens with hyperspectral dataProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB ART 21

Creation of methodology for the development of disease diagnosis sites with natural infection, artificial infection (inoculation) and controlled infectionProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB ART 21

Spectrometric studies of honey and of admixtures used in honey adulterationProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB Spectrolabas

Investigation of relationship between the reflected light properties of oats and their chemical and physiological propertiesProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB ART 21

Investigation of CO2 gas formation in stored grainsProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB IT SISTEMOS

Investigation of spectral characteristics of plants infected with Drechslera leaf spotProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB BENCO Baltic Engineering Company

Analysis of the composition of compounds emitted by beewax, nature and scope of potential pollution and assessment of its suitability for use in beekeepingProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB Bičių Korys

Diagnosing microsporidia, Nosema apis and N. ceranae, and bee viruses in honey bees, Apis mellifera, by molecular methodsProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: Institute of Agriculture of the Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

Lietuvos vietinių bičių Apis mellifera mellifera genofondo išlikimo galimybių įvertinimas (MTTV-2017)Project leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

On allocation of support according to the 2017-2019 programme for support to the Lithuanian beekeeping sectorProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and state budget of the Republic of Lithuania

Influence of bee pathogens on queen mandibular gland pheromone composition parameters reflecting queen quality Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology - Projektai 2023-2024 y. Remote Analysis of Organic Matter in Soil (NOMEDA) System Project leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Source of funding: European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and Lithuanian state budget 2023 -2027 y. CA22102 European Network In Chemical Ecology: translating the language of life into sustainability (E-NICHE) Project leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Vincas Būda Division: Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Source of funding: COST 2023 -2026 y. New solutions based on natural processes for monitoring and control of insect pest Otiorhynchus armadillo Project leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Vincas Būda Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania 2023 y. Search for suitable bee colonies for the maintenance of the Lithuanian population of the native dark bee Apis mellifera mellifera Project leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Source of funding: European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and state budget of the Republic of Lithuania 2023 y. Preparatory action for monitoring of environmental pollution using honey bees (INSIGNIA-EU) Project coordinator in Lithuania: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Source of funding: European Union (Grant No 09.200200/2021/864096/SER/ ENV.D.2.) 2022 y. Prevalence of nuclear DNA markers specific to Lithuanian native bees in colonies used for selection Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eduardas Budrys Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania 2022 y. Prevalence of nuclear DNA markers specific to Lithuanian native bees in colonies used for selection Project leader: Dr. Rasa Čepulytė Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Contracted by: European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and state budget of the Republic of Lithuania 2022 y. Morphometric assessment of selection efficiency in the emerging Lithuanian dark bee population and the search for new colonies to maintain it Project leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Contracted by: European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and state budget of the Republic of Lithuania 2021 -2023 y. International COLOSS project “Monitoring of honey bee colony” Project coordinator in Lithuania: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Source of funding: COLOSS 2021 y. Optimisation of the rearing reproductive system intended for mealworm and testing of nutritional formulations Project leader: Dr. Dominykas Aleknavičius Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Contracted by: Contracted by: UAB Divaks 2021 y. Measure “Applied research programmes for beekeeping and apiculture products” of the 2020-2022 programme for support to the Lithuanian beekeeping sector Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eduardas Budrys Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania 2021 y. Haplotyping of nuclear introns specific to the Lithuanian native bee population Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eduardas Budrys Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Division: Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Source of funding: European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and state budget of the Republic of Lithuania 2021 y. Searching for potential sites for the conservation of Lithuanian native honeybees Project leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania 2021 -2022 y. Applied scientific research on the cultivation of mealworm Project leader: Dr. Dominykas Aleknavičius Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Contracted by: Contracted by: UAB Divaks 2021 y. Measure “Applied research programmes for beekeeping and apiculture products” of the 2020-2022 programme for support to the Lithuanian beekeeping sector Project leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania 2020 y. The possibility of assessing the hybridisation of Lithuanian native bees with introduced bees using intron sequences Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eduardas Budrys Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania 2020 -2024 y. CA19144 European venom network Management Committee member: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eduardas Budrys Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Source of funding: COST 2020 -2022 y. Genes affected by natural selection: evolutionary rate during speciation and use for identification of sibling species Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eduardas Budrys Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania 2020 -2022 y. Does haemosporidian gametocyte viability change in different seasons in nature? Project leader: Prof. Habil. Dr. Vincas Būda Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Dovilė Bukauskaitė Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds 2020 -2022 y. Development of spectrometric technology and prototype methodology for preventive oyster quality assessment in situ Project leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Vincas Būda Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Source of funding: European Union structural funds 2020 -2021 y. The search for repellent chemical compounds in the volatile metabolites secreted by microscopic fungi for the great milliseur (Tenebrio molitor L.) Project leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Vincas Būda Student: Gabrielė Bumbulytė 2020 y. Survey of microsporidial and viral infections in Lithuanian dark bee colonies used for breeding and selection Project leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Contracted by: European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and state budget of the Republic of Lithuania 2020 y. Innovative bee hive protection and monitoring system Project leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania 2019 y. Possible influence of the hygienic behaviour of bees on the spread of viruses anProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

On allocation of support according to the 2014-2016 programme for support to the Lithuanian beekeeping sectorProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Influence of agents of bee diseases on pheromone production of young queensProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania
Source of funding: European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and state budget of the Republic of Lithuania

Diagnosing microsporidia, Nosema apis and N. ceranae, and bee viruses in honey bees, Apis mellifera, by molecular methodsProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: Institute of Agriculture of the Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

Change of infection with Nosema spp. during the active flying season of bees Apis melliferaProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and state budget of the Republic of Lithuania

Open access to science and researchProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: European Union structural funds