Determination of Pesticides in Dead Honeybees-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Determination of Pesticides in Dead Honeybees

Published:2023 Issue:5 Volume:35 Page:1110-1112
ISSN:0975-427X
Container-title:Asian Journal of Chemistry
language:en
Short-container-title:Asian J. Chem.

Author:

Kozhushkevich A.I.¹^ORCID,Kozeicheva E.S.¹^ORCID,Ovcharenko V.V.¹^ORCID,Lebedev A.M.¹^ORCID,Kish L.K.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Federal State Budgetary Institution “The Russian State Center for Animal Feed and Drug Standardization and Quality” (FGBU “VGNKI”), Zvenigorodskoe Highway 5, 123022 Moscow, Russia

Abstract

Pesticide residues were analyzed in dead honeybees by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS). Sample preparation using QuEChERS was followed by purification on a mixture of PSA and C18 sorbents. The extraction efficiency of > 80% was obtained for all analytes and pesticides were quantified in the range of 5-1000 ng/g. This method was used for investigating incidents of honeybees poisoning by pesticides. Fipronil was detected in all of the investigated samples originating from different regions of Russia. Additionally, τ-fluvalinate was detected in three samples.

Publisher

Asian Journal of Chemistry

Subject

General Chemistry

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