European bees are in danger from pesticides. European bees are constantly poisoned by at least 57 types of different pesticides, according to new scientific research published in the journal Chromatography A.
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Le api communities are in danger because of the pesticides. According to one new scientific research published in the journal Chromatography A European bees are constantly poisoned by at least 57 types of different pesticides.
Un new method to identify the presence of pesticides in bees could help unravel the 'mystery' behind their death, which has become increasingly widespread in recent years, and help develop an effective approach to defend them.
Bees are threatened globally. In the United States, the dying of bees is nothing short of dramatic due to the Colony Collapse Disorder which leads to the disappearance of entire hives. Several studies have now shown the link between use of pesticides and bee deaths so much so that the European Union has partially banned the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.
However, the relationship between pesticide use and bee death appears very complex according to experts and scientists are still trying to understand exactly what is happening. In the new study, researchers from the National Veterinary Research Institute in Poland developed a method for analyzing 200 pesticides that are putting bees at risk.
According to the scientists who carried out the study, the defense of bees is a matter of public concern as bees are considered of fundamental importance for the environment and agriculture. L'pollination of over 80% of crops and wild plants in Europe it really depends on bees, as Tomasz Kiljanek, lead author of the study, pointed out.
Researchers in Poland have developed a suitable test to evaluate a large number of pesticides currently approved for use in the European Union with the aim of understanding which substances are actually poisoning bees. For the study on bees, the researchers used the same method that is currently used to detect pesticides in food.
The team of researchers used the method to investigate more than 70 cases of bee poisoning and identified the presence of 57 different pesticides. This is just the beginning of their research on the impact of pesticides on bee health.
According to the researchers, the poisoning cases evaluated so far are only the tip of the iceberg. The tests will expand scientists' knowledge of the influence of pesticides on bee health and provide important information for other researchers to better assess the risks associated with the pesticide mix currently used in Europe.
Marta Albè
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