A new method to detect a wide range of
pesticides could help save bee populations
Date: March 10, 2016
Source: Elsevier
European honeybees are being poisoned
with up to 57 different pesticides, according to new research published in the Journal of Chromatography A. A new
method for detecting a whole range of pesticides in bees could help unravel the
mystery behind the widespread decline of honeybees in recent years, and help
develop an approach to saving them.
Honeybees are under threat globally: in
the US, dramatic declines in bee populations due to a condition called colony
collapse disorder (CCD) continues to put crops at risk an farmers out of
business. Several studies have shown a link between pesticide use and bee
deaths and the European Union has banned the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.
But it's not as simple as banning one
pesticide that's killing bees; the relationship between pesticide use and bee
death is complex and scientists are still trying to figure out exactly what's
happening. In the new study, researchers from the National Veterinary Research
Institute in Poland
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