75% of honey is sampled in the world infected with pesticides

Neonicotinoid insecticides are found in 75% of global honey samples collected, half of which contain a mixture of toxic chemicals.

This is the result of a recent study, published in Science magazine. Accordingly, honey in the world is infected with quite strong insecticides, showing that bees are seriously damaged at global level.

Honey in the island is also contaminated with drugs

New research shows that most honey in the world is infected with neonicotinoid - (Photo: ABC News).

About 200 samples of honey were analyzed with neonicotinoid pesticides . As a result, 75% of them contained toxic chemicals and many samples were simultaneously contaminated with many types of toxins.

Since 2012, researchers at the Neuchâtel Botanical Garden in Switzerland have called on many farmers around the world to collect honey to analyze the amount of pesticides contained in the honey.

Scientists received hundreds of samples and took 198 samples for many areas. They analyzed with 5 common neonicotinoid pesticides.

After the study period, the group reported the highest poisoning rates were in North America with 86% of samples containing one or two neonicotinoid worms, followed by Asia with 80% and Europe 79%, the lowest was in South America but also up to 57%.

In addition, nearly half of the samples contained more than one pesticide.

"The most unexpected thing for us is the pollution that happens in remote areas, including islands in the ocean," said Professor Edward Mitchell of the University of Neuchâtel.

Moreover, "considering the minimum concentration of pesticides that started to cause negative effects on bees, about 48% of the samples exceeded this level."

Can't ignore it anymore

In June, a large-scale environmental test showed the effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on the lives of honey bees, as well as harming other wild bees.

With the movement of many kilometers to collect nectar and pollen, bees are an effective "living" measure of pollution levels in an area.

The global distribution of honey pollution, each dot corresponds to neonicotinoid concentration in honey (measured in nanograms / gram) - (Graphic: The Guardian).

The discovery of honey contains a lot of pesticides, again, ringing a warning bell about the abuse of pesticides on a global scale.

Bees and other pollinators are needed for ¾ season in the world, but they are severely reduced in recent decades due to destruction of habitats, epidemics and uncontrolled use of pesticides. control.

Previously in 2014, a global review of neonicotinoid concluded that the widespread use of this pesticide could put the global agricultural system at risk, possibly facing a food crisis. dirty at any time.

At the same time, a recent review in the journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research provides more strong evidence of the harmful effects of pesticides on agriculture and concludes: no can ignore it, everything has gone too far.

"Almost all of the typical regions of the world have been exposed to high levels of toxin, so it is not uncommon to contribute to the decline in biodiversity globally.

This is the time to develop a global pesticide control system to prevent future tragedies , " said Professor Dave Goulson of the University of Sussex, UK.