Bee health: the interaction between pesticides and other factors

Does exposure Concentration or amount of a particular substance that is taken in by an individual, population or ecosystem in a specific frequency over a certain amount of time to pesticides make bees more susceptible to disease and attack by parasites? EFSA has published an overview of current knowledge on how – or if – plant protection products and other factors combine to negatively affect bee health. The report is the latest in a series of outputs from EFSA examining the science behind the decline in bee numbers across Europe.

• Interaction between pesticides and other factors in effects on bees