Losses of honey bees have been repeatedly reported from many places worldwide. The
widespread use of synthetic pesticides has led to concerns regarding their environmental …

Although pesticides are assessed before registration for whether or not they are harmful to
bees there is little information available about the exposure of individual bees during …

Pollen might be contaminated by multiple pesticides representing a risk for long-term
contamination of honeybees when collected. Standardized methodology to assess the …

Honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) are one of the most important managed pollinators of
agricultural crops. While potential effects of agricultural pesticides on honey bee health have …

Since the loss of honeybees in hives could have a greater impact on colony health than
those of their foraging bees, it is imperative to know beehives' pesticide exposure via oral …

Threats to wild and managed insect pollinators in Europe are cause for both ecological and
socio-economic concern. Multiple anthropogenic pressures may be exacerbating pollinator …

Pollinators, including honey bees, are responsible for the successful reproduction of more
than 87% of flowering plant species: they are thus vital to ecosystem health and agricultural …

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are uniquely vulnerable to nontarget pesticide impacts
because, as ubiquitous managed pollinators, they are deliberately transported into areas …

The role of pesticides in recent honey bee losses is controversial, partly because field
studies often fail to detect effects predicted by laboratory studies. This dissonance highlights …

Abstract BACKGROUND: Directive 91/414/EEC envisages that the systemic properties of
active substances, if any, are taken into account in evaluating the risk posed to the …