title: Monitoring of neonicotinoid pesticides in beekeeping.
abstract: The decline of pollinating species is correlated to the extensive use of neonicotinoids against pest insects for crop protection. In this study, the concentrations of neonicotinoid insecticides were determined in honeybees, honeycomb and honey samples, collected in Spring 2015 (blooming period) from different areas in Sicily (IT), to carry out an evaluation of bees products' safety and an overview of neonicotinoid contamination in beekeeping. The results obtained showed only the presence of clothianidin in bee samples and these concentrations don't represent a risk for bees' vitality and safety. The absence of residue in all honey samples, instead, showed the quality of bee products.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging , University of Messina , Messina , Italy.|b Science4Life, Spin Off Company , University of Messina , Messina , Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cicero
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging , University of Messina , Messina , Italy.
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Naccari
authors.affiliation: c Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri" via Gino Marinuzzi , Palermo , Italy.
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cammilleri
authors.affiliation: c Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri" via Gino Marinuzzi , Palermo , Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giangrosso
authors.affiliation: c Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri" via Gino Marinuzzi , Palermo , Italy.
authors.forename: Antonello
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cicero
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging , University of Messina , Messina , Italy.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gervasi
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging , University of Messina , Messina , Italy.
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tropea
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging , University of Messina , Messina , Italy.
authors.forename: Ambrogina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albergamo
authors.affiliation: c Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri" via Gino Marinuzzi , Palermo , Italy.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ferrantelli
mesh_terms: D000691:Anabasine / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D056630:Beekeeping / Q000379:methods*; D001516:Bees; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D006146:Guanidines / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity; D006722:Honey / Q000032:analysis; D007306:Insecticides / Q000032:analysis*; D000073943:Neonicotinoids; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity; D054817:Pollination / Q000187:drug effects; D012802:Sicily; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D006146:Guanidines; D007306:Insecticides; D000073943:Neonicotinoids; D010575:Pesticides; D013844:Thiazoles; C480342:clothianidin; D000691:Anabasine
keywords: LC-MS/MS; Neonicotinoids; bee products; honeybees