02421naa a2200373 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200140006002400410007410000140011524501370012926000090026650001390027552012930041465000150170765000120172265000090173465300160174365300120175965300170177165300170178865300170180570000150182270000150183770000150185270000150186770000150188270000260189770000130192370000160193670000140195270000160196677300650198210566062019-10-23       2017    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a0048-96977 a10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.0112DOI1 aNIELL, S.  aNeonicotinoids transference from the field to the hive by honey beesbTowards a pesticide residues biomonitorh[electronic resource]  c2017  aArticle history: Received 3 October 2016 / Received in revised form 14 December 2016 / Accepted 2 January 2017 / Available online xxxx  aABSTRACT.  The beehive as a quantitative monitor of pesticide residues applied over a soybean crop was studied through a semi field experiment of controlled exposure of honey bees to pesticides in macro tunnels. The distribution within exposed beehives of pesticides commonly used in soybean plantation, was assessed. Residue levels of insecticides in soybean leaves, honey bees, wax, honey and pollen were analyzed. The transference from pesticides present in the environment into the beehive was evidenced. The obtained results allow relating pesticide concentrations present in the environment with traces found in foraging bees. Therefore, pesticide transference ratios could be calculated for each detected compound (acetamiprid, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam) which showed a linear inverse trend with their 1-octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow). The least transferred pesticide to the hive (acetamiprid) has the highest vapor pressure (Vp). This study gives new insights on the usefulness of monitoring the environment through beehives aiming to evaluate if agroecosystems remain sustainable. It also contributes to generate valuable information for model building aiming to predict environmental quality through beehive's analysis.  © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.  aAPICULTURA  aCOLMENA  aSOJA  aACETAMIPRID  aBEEHIVE  aIMIDACLOPRID  aSOYBEAN CROP  aTHIAMETHOXAM1 aJESÚS, F.1 aPÉREZ, N.1 aPÉREZ, C.1 aPAREJA, L.1 aABATTE, S.1 aCARRASCO-LETELIER, L.1 aDIAZ, S.1 aMENDOZA, Y.1 aCESIO, V.1 aHEINZEN, H.  tScience of the Total Environment, 2017gv. 581-582, p. 25-31