tailieunhanh - Honey Bees: Estimating the Environmental Impact of Chemicals

Honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) are the main pollinating agents for numerous plants and fruit trees and, hence, play a key role in agriculture and more generally in the maintenance of ecological biodiversity. Although these social insects are not the targets of all the different agrochemical treatments used in crop protection, they are widely affected by pesticides. In addition, during their foraging flights, in which they collect nectar, pollen, plant resins, and water, honey bees inadvertently come into contact with a wide array of inorganic and organic pollutants, and these are often taken back to the colony | Honey Bees Estimating the Environmental Impact of Chemicals 2002 Taylor Francis Honey Bees Estimating the Environmental Impact of Chemicals Edited by James Devillers and Minh-Hà Pham-Delègue London and New York 2002 Taylor Francis First published 2002 by Taylor Francis 11 New Fetter Lane LondOn EC4P 4EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Taylor Francis Inc 29 West 35th Street New York NY 10001 Taylor Francis is an imprint of the Taylor Francis Group 2002 Taylor Francis Typeset in Times Ten by Wearset Ltd Boldon Tyne and Wear Printed and bound in Great Britain by MPG Books Ltd Bodmin Cornwall All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic mechanical or other means now known or hereafter invented including photocopying and recording or in any information storage or retrieval system without permission in writing from the publishers. Every effort has been made to ensure that the advice and information in this book is true and accurate at the time of going to press. However neither the publisher nor the authors can accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. In the case of drug administration any medical procedure or the use of technical equipment mentioned within this book you are strongly advised to consult the manufacturer s guidelines. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Honey bees estimating the environmental impact of chemicals edited by James Devillers Minh-Hà Pham-Delègue. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. 1. Honeybee-Effect of chemicals on. 2. Pollution-Environmental aspects. I. Devillers J. James 1956- II. Pham-Delègue Minh-Hà 1958- H56 2002 595. 79 9-dc21 2001052295 ISBN 0-415-27518-0 Cover image reproduced courtesy of Fabrizio Santi DiSTA - Bologna University Italy 2002 Taylor