Harnessing Electrostatic Forces: A Review of Bees as Bioindicators for Particulate Matter Detection

Insects, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16(4), С. 373 - 373

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025

Bees (Hymenoptera, Anthophila) are widely recognized for their essential ecological roles, including pollination and biodiversity maintenance. Recently, ability to collect environmental particulate matter through electrostatic forces has been explored biomonitoring purposes. This review integrates knowledge on pollen adhesion with emerging insights into bees, emphasizing potential as bioindicators. The mechanisms of adhesion, influenced by factors such the physicochemical properties bee morphology, discussed in detail. Additionally, study evaluates efficiency pollutants, heavy metals, microplastics, nanoplastics, pathogens, pesticides, radionuclides, volatile organic compounds. multidisciplinary approach underscores role bees advancing monitoring methodologies offers innovative tools assessing ecosystem health while addressing drivers decline.

Язык: Английский

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Using honey bee colonies to monitor phenotypic and genotypic resistance to colistin

Chemosphere, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 362, С. 142717 - 142717

Опубликована: Июнь 27, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Acetamiprid Exposure Disrupts Gut Microbiota in Adult and Larval Worker Honeybees (Apis mellifera L.)

Insects, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15(12), С. 927 - 927

Опубликована: Ноя. 26, 2024

Acetamiprid is a third-generation neonicotinoid insecticide that now widely employed for the protection of crops grown in outdoor environments. This because it considerably less toxic to pollinating insects than other neonicotinoids. Previous studies have shown acetamiprid has direct physiological effects on adult and larval bees. However, its potentially healthy gut microbiota honeybees not been fully elucidated. To further investigate effects, worker were exposed sucrose solutions containing at concentrations 0, 5, 25 mg/L period 7 days (adults) 4 (larvae). The results showed exposure significantly disrupted honeybees’ intestinal microbiota. In adults, led significant increase relative abundance Commensalibacter, while Bifidobacterium Gilliamella levels decreased. larvae, we observed changes microbial composition, notably marked reduction Bombella. Further analysis demonstrated alterations honeybee larvae associated with disturbances metabolic pathways regulate energy metabolism neurometabolism. These suggest affects bee health only through but also microbiota, which turn affect immune function study underscores need evaluate pesticides’ risks from microbiological standpoint offers crucial insights into how impacts by modifying support more comprehensive assessment similar pesticides regarding health.

Язык: Английский

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Phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistance patterns in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) bacterial symbionts

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Авг. 5, 2024

Язык: Английский

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