Microplastics are ubiquitous and their sampling is a difficult task. Honeybees interact with the environment inside foraging range take pollutants them. In this work, we demonstrated for first time that worker bees can act as active samplers of microplastics. We collected honeybees from apiaries located in centre Copenhagen nearby semiurban rural areas. showed presence microplastics all sampled...

The existence of honeybees in the ecosystem has a significant effect worldwide agricultural production. While searching for food, honeybee is often exposed to several contaminants or poisoning materials such as plant protection products like pesticides.

Nosema is a genus of microsporidia, which have significant negative impacts on honeybees. The aim of this study is the epidemiological evaluation and molecular characterization of Nosema spices in various counties of East-Azerbaijan province (Northwest of Iran). 387 samples were collected from colonies maintained in various counties of East-Azerbaijan province. Samples after preparation were ex...