Monitoring the environment for pollution, pesticides, and pathogens is crucial for protecting
human, agriculture, and overall ecosystem health. Diverse strategies ranging from physical …

The pervasiveness of human imprint on Earth is alarming and most animal species,
including bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), must cope with several stressors …

Microplastics are ubiquitous and their sampling is a difficult task. Honeybees interact with
the environment inside their foraging range and take pollutants with them. In this work, we …

Microplastics (MPs) are an emerging threat to ecological conservation and biodiversity;
however, little is known of the types and possible impacts of MPs in pollinators. To examine …

The most significant risk factor for organisms living in an environment contaminated by
heavy metals is the metal bioavailability. Therefore, an efficient ecotoxicological approach to …

While the impact of air pollution on human health is well studied, mechanistic impacts of air
pollution on wild systems, including those providing essential ecosystem services, are …

The phenomenon of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasingly real and relevant
health problem. It is essential to verify the spread of this phenomenon in the environment …

Current approaches to risk assessment in bees do not take into account co-exposures from
multiple stressors. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is deploying resources and …

Many insect species, including social insects, are currently declining in abundance and
diversity. Pollutants such as pesticides, heavy metals, or airborne fine particulate matter from …

Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance is essential for an effective One Health response.
This study explores the efficacy of European honey bees (Apis mellifera) for biomonitoring …