Pesticide residues in honey and pollen from Seychelles against a target of 108 pesticides using LC-MS/MS were analyzed. Fifteen pesticides were detected, at trace levels (< 15 ppb) and below the acceptable maximum residue ...

Extensive land transformation leads to habitat loss, which directly affects and fragments species habitats. Such land transformations can adversely affect fodder availability for bees and thus colony strength with consequences ...