New research paints a worrying picture for the different species of bees that provide multi-million-euro pollination services in Ireland each year.
Most pesticides detected had not been applied recently to the sampled fields—suggesting that some chemicals may persist for a long time and/or residues may have come from plants exposed to pesticides in other places but within the foraging range of bees
assessed were found in bumble bee pollen—even though these had not been applied recently to the sampled fields Elena Zioga, Ph.D. Candidate in Trinity's School of Natural Sciences, is the first author of the just-published journal article. She said,"The results of this study are concerning on several levels. Of particularly great significance is the indication that different species seem to be exposed to pesticides differently based on the variation in the types and number of different pesticides found in pollen of honey and bumble bees respectively.
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