Today we celebrate Monika Yordanova passing her viva and becoming a Doctor! Monikas PhD focussed on the Transmission and trigger of brood pathogens in bee populations and was funded by the CB Dennis Trust & Bee Disease Insurance Ltd. Monika explored which factors are influential to pathogen transmission in floral landscapes and examined how pesticide use and microbiome dynamics influence brood health and susceptibility to disease (click here for a short video Monika made half way through her PhD). Findings from this work will be published over the next year!
