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High Levels of Miticides and Agrochemicals in North American Apiaries: Implications for Honey Bee Health

PLoS ONE · 2010 · Vol. 5(3) · pp. e9754–e9754

Christopher A. Mullin✉(Pennsylvania State University)Maryann Frazier(Pennsylvania State University)James L. Frazier(Pennsylvania State University)Sara A. Ashcraft(Pennsylvania State University)Roger Simonds(Agricultural Marketing Service)Dennis vanEngelsdorp(Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture)Jeffery S. Pettis(United States Department of Agriculture)

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Abstract

Background: Recent declines in honey bees for crop pollination threaten fruit, nut, vegetable and seed production in the United States. A broad survey of pesticide residues was conducted on samples from migratory and other beekeepers across 23 states, one Canadian province and several agricultural cropping systems during the 2007-08 growing seasons.

Insect and Pesticide Research Plant and animal studies Pesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyChlorothalonilAcaricideCoumaphosAmitrazApiaryPesticideBiologyMyclobutanilToxicologyImidacloprid