Identification of spores of the Paenibacillus larvae, Ascosphaera apis and Nosema spp. in samples of honey, pollen and royal jelly.

Feral honey bee populations have been reported to be in decline due to the spread of Varroa destructor.

In vivo tests confirmed that S. marcescens is pathogenic in workers.

The conclusions of EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessment carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State, Belgium, for the pesticide active substance clothianidin are reported.

The conclusions of EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessment carried out by the competent authority of the co-rapporteur Member State the Czech Republic for the pesticide active substance sulfoxaflor are reported.

The conclusions of EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authorities of the rapporteur Member State the United Kingdom and co-rapporteur Member State Germany

This study was designed to check for the presence of pesticide residues, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon levels, and HMF content in European honeys.

Beehive products such as honey, beeswax and recently pollen have been regarded for many years as appropriate sentinels for environmental pesticide pollutions.

A major challenge for current global agricultural systems is to meet the growing food demand while reducing environmental impacts.

 In recent years the decline and disappearance of bee species in the wild and the collapse of honey bee colonies have concerned ecologists and apiculturalists, who search for causes and solutions to this problem. Whilst biological factors such as viral diseases, mite and parasite infections are undoubtedly involved,