Excessive pesticide exposures could possibly be harmful not only to the bees and insects, but to us humans as well. Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health's scientist have made initial research on how pollen inhalation could be harmful to us.

According to a report by Summit County Voice,  there should be more awareness that should lead to a public policy aiming to reduce the exposure to neonicotinoid, a harmful chemical in pesticides that harms the bees.

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The researchers from Harvard have worked with 62 bee keepers in Massachusetts. They all volunteered to give monthly samples of the honey and pollen they collected from bees that forage the area. More than 70 percent of the collected samples had neonicotinoid content.

This chemical in pesticide has greatly contributed to the rapid decline of the honeybee's population. It has caused colony collapse disorder, which meant that the adult bees would abandon their hives each winter.

The Harvard Gazette has more news on the analyzed data by their research team. There were 53 honey and pollen samples from a total of 62 bee hives. 10 out of the 14 counties in Massachusetts participated.

Imidacloprid and dinotefuran, other insect killing chemicals were also found. Worcester and Hampshire counties had the highest rate of these dangerous chemicals, suggesting that the bees in these areas had the highest risks.

Nature World News' interview with Chen Sheng Lu, an associate professor of environmental exposure biology, provides more clues on how the higher levels of these pesticides could be detrimental to human health. Lu said that not only do these pesticides make the honey bees possibly endangered, but people who will keep on inhaling the chemicals from the pollen might be at risk.  

Possible allergic reactions might be caused by those who will inhale the pollen with higher levels of neonicotinoids, imidacloprid, and dinotefuran. More research on the other human health risks these pesticides might bring should be conducted.

Apparently, the bee colonies have been suffering greatly since 2006. Their survival have greatly dropped, causing an alarm to bee keepers and farmers who not only make a living from these bee farms, but are also looking at the ecosystem's balance.

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