Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
January 2025
Pollinators are exposed to multiple pesticides during their lifetime. Various pesticides are used in agriculture and thus not all mixtures have been tested against each other and little is known about them. In this article, we investigate the impact of sulfoxaflor, a novel sulfoximine insecticide, and azoxystrobin, a widely used strobilurin fungicide, on bumble bee Bombus terrestris worker survival and physiological functions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDeclines in honeybee abundance have been observed worldwide during last decades. This is partly due to plant protection agents used in intensive farming, landscaping and infrastructure maintenance. Another type of factors negatively affecting honeybees is the spread of diseases caused by different pathogens and pests.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVarious pesticide residues can be found in different bee colony components. The queen larvae of honey bee ( L.) receive non-contaminated food from nurse bees.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe unicellular spore-forming parasites and are considered to be one of the causes of increased honey bee mortality in recent years. These pathogens attack their honey bee hosts through their gut, causing changes in behavioral stress responses and possibly resulting in decreased honey yield and increased honey bee mortality. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of spp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose Of The Study: Anterior tarsectomy for pes cavus in adults is designed to relieve pain and correct the deformity. The present study reports radiological and clinical results with anterior tarsectomy in 39 cases of pes cavus.
Material And Methods: The study concerned 39 cavus feet in 33 patients (22 males, 11 females; mean age: 31 years, range 16-49 years).