The Exposure of Honey Bees to Pesticide Residues in the Hive Environment with Regard to Winter Colony Losses

• Published in: Journal of Apicultural Science Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 105 - 125
• Main Authors: Pohorecka, Krystyna, Szczęsna, Teresa, Witek, Monika, Miszczak, Artur, Sikorski, Piotr
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pulawy De Gruyter Open 27.06.2017; De Gruyter Poland; Sciendo
• Subjects: Acaricides; acetamiprid; active ingredients; Agrochemicals; apiaries; Apiculture; Apis mellifera; Bee bread; Bees; Beeswax; boscalid; carbendazim; Colonies; Death; Exposure; Fluvalinate; Food; Food contamination; Food plants; Food processing; Fungicides; Honey; honey bee colonies; honey bees; honey/syrup stores; Insecticides; Links; Mortality; Overwintering; Pesticide pollution; Pesticide residues; Pesticide toxicity; Pesticides; Plant protection; Pollen; propolis; Research projects; Residues; risk; Stores; Sugar; sugars; Survival; survival rate; Syrup; Syrups; thiacloprid; Toxicity; Varroa destructor; Waxes; winter; winter honey bee colony losses

The present studies are the second part of the research project dedicated to finding the causes for increased winter mortality of honey bee colonies. The aim of this task was to investigate incidents of overwintered colonies′ death with regard to the potential interrelation to the exposure to pestic...