Fungicides account for more than 35% of the global pesticide market and their use is
predicted to increase in the future. While fungicides are commonly applied during bloom …

Bees are essential pollinators of many crops and wild plants, and pesticide exposure is one
of the key environmental stressors affecting their health in anthropogenically modified …

To date, regulatory pesticide risk assessments have relied on the honey bee (Apis mellifera
L.)(Hymenoptera: Apidae) as a surrogate test species for estimating the risk of pesticide …

Bumble bees are important crop pollinators but are negatively impacted by agricultural
intensification and concomitant loss of floral resources. Flower strips can increase the …

In agricultural landscapes, bees face a variety of stressors, including insecticides and poor-
quality food. Although both stressors individually have been shown to affect bumblebee …

A study was initiated to investigate a fast and reliable method for the determination of
selected systemic insecticides in water matrixes and to evaluate potential sources of bias in …

Current pesticide risk assessment practices use the honey bee, Apis mellifera L., as a
surrogate to characterize the likelihood of chemical exposure of a candidate pesticide for all …

The use of fungal-based biopesticides to reduce pest damage and protect crop quality is
often considered a low-risk control strategy. Nevertheless, risk assessment of …

Risk assessment studies addressing effects of agrochemicals on bumblebees frequently use
microcolonies. These are queenless colonies consisting of workers only in which typically …

In the context of the definition of Specific Protection Goals for bees, risk managers asked
EFSA to provide the scientific background to support the decision‐making process about …