Honey bees are constantly exposed to pesticides, particularly if their colonies are located in agricultural areas. While bees are non-target organisms for most field pesticide applications; nevertheless, they can be exposed to pesticides while collecting pollen and nectar from flowers, collecting resins from various plants, drinking water from numerous sources, breathing, and during flight (if the pesticides are airborne) (Mullin et al. 2010; Gregorc and Ellis 2011).
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