Honeybee biomarkers as promising tools to monitor environmental quality

A Badiou-Bénéteau, A Benneveau, F Géret… - Environment …, 2013 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to distinguish the impacts of two different anthropogenic conditions
using the honeybee Apis mellifera as a bioindicator associated with a battery of biomarkers …

Bioindicators and biomonitoring: honeybees and hive products as pollution impact assessment tools for the Mediterranean area

S Girotti, S Ghini, E Ferri, L Bolelli, R Colombo… - Euro-Mediterranean …, 2020 - Springer
The global range of the environmental quality issues we all face necessitates integrated
action from all of the countries that suffer from a particular environmental issue. We must be …

Honeybees as bioindicators of heavy metal pollution in urban and rural areas in the South of Italy

C Di Fiore, A Nuzzo, V Torino, A De Cristofaro… - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
The honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) has been used in several studies for monitoring the
environmental health status in terms of pollution, due to its wide-ranging foraging flights …

Assessment of heavy metal pollution in Córdoba (Spain) by biomonitoring foraging honeybee

M Gutiérrez, R Molero, M Gaju, J van der Steen… - Environmental …, 2015 - Springer
Due to features that make them outstanding environmental bioindicator, colonies of Apis
mellifera are being used to study environmental pollution. The primary objective of this …

The honey bee: An active biosampler of environmental pollution and a possible warning biomarker for human health

M Martinello, C Manzinello, N Dainese, I Giuliato… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Member states of the European Union are required to ensure the initiation of monitoring
programs to verify honey bee exposure to pesticides, where and as appropriate. Based on …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-biomarker approach and IBR index to evaluate the effects of different contaminants on the ecotoxicological status of Apis mellifera

I Caliani, T Campani, B Conti, F Cosci, S Bedini… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The honeybee, Apis mellifera L.(Hymenoptera: Apidae), a keystone pollinator of wild plant
species and agricultural crops, is disappearing globally due to parasites and diseases …

The use of honeybees and honey as environmental bioindicators for metals and radionuclides: a review

C Herrero-Latorre, J Barciela-García… - Environmental …, 2017 - cdnsciencepub.com
Honeybees interact strongly with vegetables, air, soil, and water in the vicinity of the hive
and, as a consequence, pollutants from these sources are translated to the honeybees and …

[HTML][HTML] Honey bees as biomonitors of environmental contaminants, pathogens, and climate change

MM Cunningham, L Tran, CG McKee, RO Polo… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Monitoring the environment for pollution, pesticides, and pathogens is crucial for protecting
human, agriculture, and overall ecosystem health. Diverse strategies ranging from physical …

Biomonitoring with honeybees of heavy metals and pesticides in nature reserves of the Marche Region (Italy)

S Ruschioni, P Riolo, RL Minuz, M Stefano… - Biological trace element …, 2013 - Springer
The aim of this study was to carry out biomonitoring with honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) to
assess the presence of pesticides and heavy metals (cadmium, chromium, nickel, lead) in all …

Assessment of spatial and temporal variations in trace element concentrations using honeybees (Apis mellifera) as bioindicators

NM Zaric, I Deljanin, K Ilijević, L Stanisavljević, M Ristić… - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
With the increase in anthropogenic activities metal pollution is also increased and needs to
be closely monitored. In this study honeybees were used as bioindicators to monitor metal …