2025, Vol. 6, Issue 1, Part B
Analysis of pesticide residues in stingless bee honey samples in Karnataka, India
Author(s): Sheetal Veeredevanapura Krishnappa and Basavarajappa Sekarappa
Abstract: Honey of stingless bee is composed of different chemical compounds along with toxins, pesticide residues and other environmental pollutants. The presence of pesticides residues and other contaminants and several of them are potential carcinogens which cause adverse health effects in man. Published reports on pesticides residues analysis in the honey of stingless bees is poor and hence the present investigation was made using various standard methods. Total 226 pesticides residues were found in the honey samples collected from Mysore, Chamarajanagar and Kodagu districts of Karnataka. Interestingly, all these 226 pesticides residues were found below detection limits. Moreover, among the screened pesticides residues, residues of the herbicides were more (66) and it was followed by residues of fungicides (50), general insecticides (43) and organophosphates (16) found in the honey of stingless bees. Further, residues of the plant growth regulators (Nine), acaricides (Eight), organochlorines (Six), organothiophosphates and pyrethroids (Five each), carbamates and neonicotinoids (Four each), organophosphorus compounds (Two), organofluorine, plant growth retardant, insect growth regulator and antibiotic compounds (One each) were also found in the honey of stingless bees. Surprisingly, all these pesticides residues were found below detection limit in the honey sample and indicated that honey is free from heavy concentration of pesticides residues and safe for human use as per the international standards.
DOI: 10.33545/27080013.2025.v6.i1b.192
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Sheetal Veeredevanapura Krishnappa, Basavarajappa Sekarappa. Analysis of pesticide residues in stingless bee honey samples in Karnataka, India. Acta Entomol Zool 2025;6(1):81-88. DOI: 10.33545/27080013.2025.v6.i1b.192
