Fungicides account for more than 35% of the global pesticide market and their use is
predicted to increase in the future. While fungicides are commonly applied during bloom …

Glyphosate is one of the most widely used herbicides globally. It acts by inhibiting an
enzyme in an aromatic amino synthesis pathway specific to plants and microbes, leading to …

Cultivation of mass flowering entomophilous crops benefits from the presence of managed
and wild pollinators, who visit flowers to forage on pollen and nectar. However, management …

Herbicides are the most widely used pesticides globally. Although used to control weeds,
they may also pose a risk to bee health. A key knowledge gap is how bees could be …

Solitary ground-nesting bees in agricultural landscapes may be at risk of chronic contact
exposure with pesticide residues in soil during nest construction and immature …

Although pesticides are a key driver of bee decline globally, the contribution of non-
insecticidal pesticides, specifically herbicides and fungicides, is poorly understood. The …

To prevent pest contamination of crops, they are treated with plant defense agents, the
action of which is aimed at the destruction or development and reproduction control of …

Honey is a natural product made by honeybees. It contains minerals, vitamins, simple
sugars, organic acids, antioxidants, and enzymes, that is why it is considered to have good …

The purpose of the present paper was to investigate the degree of conformity of the flowers
of some honey crops (rape, peas, maize) regarding pesticide residues, for the practice of …

The management of natural areas requires that invasive species be controlled in order to
minimize their impacts to the plants and animals that inhabit those areas. Midpeninsula …