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Elena Zioga
@elzio.bsky.social
Working towards safeguarding bees from pesticide use 🐝🌸🍀
Views are my own.
You can contact me at:
ziogae@tcd.ie
Is it possible that bumblebees are exposed to pesticides differently to honeybees in agricultural environments?

Find out the answer in this blog I wrote for Autumn/Winter 2023 newsletter of @BumblebeeTrust!

mailchi.mp/bumblebeeconse…

More details 👉 (doi.org/10.1016/j.scit )
November 30, 2023 at 8:09 AM
Our research showed that glyphosate applied as desiccant may increase the exposure risk of pollinators and advised its re-evaluation. (👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.he...).

Good to see that glyphosate WILL NO LONGER be used as desiccant for the next 10 years 👏

#researchputintopractice
Redirecting
doi.org
November 17, 2023 at 9:12 AM
Mind what you wear in general and which materials/fabrics come in contact with your skin 😉

www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
Thread carefully: your gym clothes could be leaching toxic chemicals
Workout wear made from synthetic fabric is treated with chemicals, which research shows can be absorbed through skin
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2023 at 7:57 AM
I am super happy that my 1st publication reached 100 citations on Google scholar 😊

You may read the full article here 👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
November 1, 2023 at 11:01 AM
Look at my cute SCIFI Bumblebee pet landing in its natural environment in BlueSky.
Flying carefree and happy to express its opinion😊

Find us under:
@elzio.bsky.social
October 24, 2023 at 9:52 AM
Happy World Honey Day 🍯🐝

Choose your honey wisely!
Read below a blog I wrote on honey fraud with tips on how to avoid eating 'honey imitations' 😉

campusbuzz.blog/2020/12/07/h...
Honey fraud: The secret behind the labels
By Elena Zioga Honey is a complex natural product produced by many social insects such as bees (Apinae, Meliponinae, and Bombinae), honey wasps (Polistinae), and honey ants (Formicinae and Dolichoderi...
campusbuzz.blog
October 21, 2023 at 7:37 AM
🐝presentation🚨

Don't miss my talk on honeybee and bumblebee exposure to pesticides!

Today
⌚17.30
📌Hall 5 (Small theater)

I will be speaking about the results of our recent paper 👇https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166214

#ECE2023
October 19, 2023 at 7:37 AM
After having some genetics for breakfast we proceed to a marvellous brunch full of bee identification guidelines here at
@ece2023
🐝😍

So so so cool identifying bees again and I am super excited to learn all this info from experts!

#ECE2023
October 17, 2023 at 11:11 AM
Who is looking forward to the XII European Congress of Entomology? 😍🙏🏼
🐝🐞🐛🐜🦋

#ECE2023
October 15, 2023 at 4:11 PM
Hit the picture below to read a summary of our recent paper on #honeybee and #bumblebee exposure to #pesticides ☠️🐝

You may also read the full article for FREE here 👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
Honey bees and bumblebees are exposed to pesticides in different ways on Irish farmland » All-Irela...
By Dr Elena Zioga, Trinity College Dublin This blog is part of the ‘Dispatches from Researchers’ series, which features guest articles written by experts in pollination and related fields.   Our ...
pollinators.ie
October 14, 2023 at 9:10 AM
Reposted by Elena Zioga
Elena Zioga is now on Bluesky. We say welcome to our new user. Welcome Elena Zioga
Hey all! I'm a newbee in this 'hive'! Can someone send me a code to add a friend?
October 13, 2023 at 2:06 PM
Hey all! I'm a newbee in this 'hive'! Can someone send me a code to add a friend?
October 13, 2023 at 11:06 AM