Pesticide residues in beehive matrices are dependent on collection time and matrix type but independent of proportion of foraged oilseed rape and agricultural land in foraging territory

Raimets, Risto; Bontšutšnaja, Anna; Bartkevičs, Vadims; Pugajeva, Iveta; Kaart, Tanel; Puusepp, Liisa; Pihlik, Priit; Keres, I.; Viinalass, H.; Mänd, Marika; Karise, Reet

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124555

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“…In modern apiculture, honey contamination may occur directly (i.e., honey bee colonies treated for veterinary purposes) or indirectly, since honey bees, during foraging, are able to cover long distances, coming in contact with polluted pollen, nectar, and water [7][8][9]. Many researchers have conducted studies on honey bees and/or honey-bee products to assess the environmental pollution level of industrial areas [1].…”

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“…Unfortunately, serious concerns regarding both organic and non-organic honey production are still present. In fact, many persistent environmental organic pollutants (POPs) may contaminate bee matrices [8]. Among the environmental contaminants, in the literature, the presence of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs), polybromodiphenylethers (PBDEs), organochlorines (OCs), and organophosphates (OPs) in honey samples is well-recognised.…”

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Pesticides and Environmental Contaminants in Organic Honeys According to Their Different Productive Areas toward Food Safety Protection

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Nobile

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Foods

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Monitoring contaminant residues in honey helps to avoid risks to human health, as it is a natural product widely consumed in all population groups, including the most vulnerable, such as children and the elderly. This is important for organic honey production that may be negatively influenced by geographical area pollution. Considering the importance of collecting data on the occurrence of various xenobiotics in different geographical areas, this study aimed to investigate the presence of contaminant residues (persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and pesticides, including glyphosate and metabolites) in organic honey samples from different production areas using different analytical methods, in order to confirm their incidence and possible impact on the food safety traits of organic production. Regarding POPs, traces of benzofluoroanthene and chrysene were detected in honey from intensive orchards and arable lands. Traces of all polychlorobiphenyl (PCB) congeners were detected at different percentages in almost all of the samples, regardless of the origin area. Traces of polybromodiphenylethers (PBDE 28, 33, and 47) were found in different percentages of samples from all of the geographical areas examined. Traces of organochlorines (OCs) and organophosphates (OPs) were identified in honey samples belonging to all of the geographical areas. No glyphosate, glufosinate, and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) residues were detected.

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Pesticides and Environmental Contaminants in Organic Honeys According to Their Different Productive Areas toward Food Safety Protection

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Bonerba

Nobile

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Foods

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“…Synthetic insecticides are currently the standard method for B. aeneus control (Zhang et al 2017;Zamojska 2017;Raimets et al 2020). Consequently, B. aeneus has developed high levels of resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in several areas across Europe (Slater et al 2011;Heimbach and Müller 2013;Zamojska 2017;Stará and Kocourek 2018;Kaiser et al 2018).…”

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Targeting a coatomer protein complex-I gene via RNA interference results in effective lethality in the pollen beetle Brassicogethes aeneus

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The pollen beetle Brassicogethes aeneus is a serious pest of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) in Europe. Management of this pest has grown difficult due to B. aeneus’s development of resistance to pyrethroid insecticides, as well as the pressure to establish control strategies that minimise the impact on nontarget organisms. RNA interference represents a nucleotide sequence-based, and thus potentially species-specific, approach to agricultural pest control. The present study examined the efficacy of targeting the coatomer gene coatomer subunit alpha (αCOP), via both microinjection and dietary exposure to exogenous complementary dsRNA, on αCOP-silencing and subsequent mortality in B. aeneus. Beetles injected with dsRNA targeting αCOP (at 0.14 µg/mg) showed 88% and 100% mortality at 6 and 10 days post-injection, respectively; where by the same time after dietary exposure, 43%–89% mortality was observed in the 3 µg dsRNA/µL treatment, though the effect was concentration-dependent. Thus, the effect was significant for both delivery routes. In working towards RNA-based management of B. aeneus, future studies should include αCOP as a target of interest.

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“…Among these beneficial insects, the focus was on social bees, with a particular interest in neonicotinoid insecticides and their lethal and sublethal effects at colony and population levels. Nonetheless, other PPPs used in modern agriculture, such as fungicides and herbicides, were demonstrated to affect honey bee's health status [43][44][45][46].…”

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Review on Sublethal Effects of Environmental Contaminants in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), Knowledge Gaps and Future Perspectives

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Casini

Campani

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Honey bees and the pollination services they provide are fundamental for agriculture and biodiversity. Agrochemical products and other classes of contaminants, such as trace elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, contribute to the general decline of bees’ populations. For this reason, effects, and particularly sublethal effects of contaminants need to be investigated. We conducted a review of the existing literature regarding the type of effects evaluated in Apis mellifera, collecting information about regions, methodological approaches, the type of contaminants, and honey bees’ life stages. Europe and North America are the regions in which A. mellifera biological responses were mostly studied and the most investigated compounds are insecticides. A. mellifera was studied more in the laboratory than in field conditions. Through the observation of the different responses examined, we found that there were several knowledge gaps that should be addressed, particularly within enzymatic and molecular responses, such as those regarding the immune system and genotoxicity. The importance of developing an integrated approach that combines responses at different levels, from molecular to organism and population, needs to be highlighted in order to evaluate the impact of anthropogenic contamination on this pollinator species.

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Pesticide residues in beehive matrices are dependent on collection time and matrix type but independent of proportion of foraged oilseed rape and agricultural land in foraging territory

Cited by 46 publications

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Pesticides and Environmental Contaminants in Organic Honeys According to Their Different Productive Areas toward Food Safety Protection

Pesticides and Environmental Contaminants in Organic Honeys According to Their Different Productive Areas toward Food Safety Protection

Targeting a coatomer protein complex-I gene via RNA interference results in effective lethality in the pollen beetle Brassicogethes aeneus

Review on Sublethal Effects of Environmental Contaminants in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), Knowledge Gaps and Future Perspectives

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