{"id":6111,"date":"2026-11-13T08:30:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T08:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/?p=6111"},"modified":"2026-11-13T08:30:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T08:30:29","slug":"malta-an-island-for-endemic-honey-bee-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/fra\/malta-an-island-for-endemic-honey-bee-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Malte : une \u00eele d\u00e9di\u00e9e \u00e0 la conservation de la reine des abeilles end\u00e9miques"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'\u00eele de Comino, \u00e0 Malte, deviendra le site de conservation officiel de la reine des abeilles maltaises.,&nbsp;<em>Apis mellifera ruttneri<\/em>. Le minist\u00e8re de l\u2019Agriculture a d\u00e9sign\u00e9 cette petite \u00eele, situ\u00e9e entre Malte et Gozo, comme une zone prot\u00e9g\u00e9e pour la conservation de cette abeille mellif\u00e8re end\u00e9mique, qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9clar\u00e9e insecte national de Malte en 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/comino-maps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/comino-maps.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/apimondia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/comino-maps-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apimondia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/comino-maps-1536x803.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/apimondia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/comino-maps-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/apimondia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/comino-maps-1320x690.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toutes les activit\u00e9s apicoles sur l'\u00eele seront r\u00e9glement\u00e9es afin de prot\u00e9ger l'identit\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9tique de cette abeille. Comino deviendra \u00e9galement le si\u00e8ge du nouveau programme maltais de conservation et d'expansion de l'abeille \u00e0 miel, qui vise \u00e0 renforcer les programmes de reproduction des reines locaux et \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer la recherche scientifique et la surveillance.&nbsp;<em>Apis mellifera ruttneri<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En savoir plus dans les m\u00e9dias locaux <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.com.mt\/articles\/2026-11-12\/local\/Comino-to-be-established-as-a-protected-zone-for-the-cultivation-of-the-Maltese-honeybee-6736294586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ici<\/a><\/strong> et <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofmalta.com\/article\/comino-protected-breeding-area-maltese-honeybee.1137002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ici<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The island of Comino, in Malta, will become the official conservation site for the Maltese honey bee,\u00a0Apis mellifera ruttneri. 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