Understanding the effects of sublethal pesticide exposure on honey bees: a role for probiotics as mediators of environmental stress

JA Chmiel, BA Daisley, AP Pitek… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Managed populations of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) support the production of
a global food supply. This important role in modern agriculture has rendered honey bees …

Neonicotinoids: mechanisms of systemic toxicity based on oxidative stress-mitochondrial damage

X Xu, X Wang, Y Yang, I Ares, M Martínez… - Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Neonicotinoids are the most widely used pesticides in the world. However, research studies
have shown that it can affect the cognitive abilities and health of non-target bees and other …

Occurrence, distribution and seasonal variation of five neonicotinoid insecticides in surface water and sediment of the Pearl Rivers, South China

C Zhang, D Tian, XH Yi, T Zhang, J Ruan, R Wu… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Occurrence and distribution of five neonicotinoids (NEOs) in surface water and sediment
were studied in the Pearl Rivers, including three trunk streams, Dongjiang, Beijiang, Xijiang …

Neonicotinoid pesticides and nutritional stress synergistically reduce survival in honey bees

S Tosi, JC Nieh, F Sgolastra… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The honey bee is a major pollinator whose health is of global concern. Declines in bee
health are related to multiple factors, including resource quality and pesticide contamination …

Quercetin antagonizes imidacloprid-induced mitochondrial apoptosis through PTEN/PI3K/AKT in grass carp hepatocytes

Z Miao, Z Miao, S Wang, X Shi, S Xu - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Imidacloprid (IMI) is widely used in agriculture, and is toxic to non-target aquatic species.
Quercetin (Que) is a flavonoid abundant in fruits and vegetables that exhibits anti-oxidant …

Mass balance assessment for six neonicotinoid insecticides during conventional wastewater and wetland treatment: nationwide reconnaissance in United States …

AM Sadaria, SD Supowit… - Environmental science & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Occurrence and removal of six high-production high-volume neonicotinoids was
investigated in 13 conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and one engineered …

Effects of Insecticides and Microbiological Contaminants on Apis mellifera Health

A Leska, A Nowak, I Nowak, A Górczyńska - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Over the past two decades, there has been an alarming decline in the number of honey bee
colonies. This phenomenon is called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Bee products play a …

An update of the Worldwide Integrated Assessment (WIA) on systemic insecticides. Part 1: new molecules, metabolism, fate, and transport

C Giorio, A Safer, F Sánchez-Bayo, A Tapparo… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
With the exponential number of published data on neonicotinoids and fipronil during the last
decade, an updated review of literature has been conducted in three parts. The present part …

Comparison of antibacterial effects and fumigant toxicity of essential oils extracted from different plants

XF Tu, F Hu, K Thakur, XL Li, YS Zhang… - Industrial Crops and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The chemical composition, antibacterial and insecticidal potential of Anise, Peppermint,
Clove, Cinnamon, Pepper, Citronella and Camphor essential oils (EOs) extracted by steam …

Acute oral exposure to imidacloprid induces apoptosis and autophagy in the midgut of honey bee Apis mellifera workers

LS Carneiro, LC Martinez, AH De Oliveira… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The honey bee Apis mellifera is an important pollinator that increases the yield and quality of
crops. In recent years, honey bee populations have declined in some parts of the world …