In-depth study of identified priority areas in the field of plant protection, promoting awareness of the safe and responsible use of plant protection products Project leader Viktorija Zagorska Team of project Guna Bundzēna Baiba Buša Jevgenija Ņečajeva Ilze Vircava Laura Ozoliņa-Pole Inta Jakobija Līga Zemeca Kristiāna Skutele Duration 2020 - 2024 Research focus 3.Studies of the basic resources of the bioeconomy – land, soil, water – to ensure sustainable use and reduce pollution Source of funding Ministry of Agriculture projects Project partners Laboratory “Water & Life Lab”Company Bio Protect Research GmbH Description of project The aim of research To obtain information on the impact of plant protection products on the environment and occupational safety, as well as to find out the resistance of various pests to plant protection products. The tasks of project: To collect samples of soil, water, plant and bees products in order to determine the residue spectrum of plant protection products in sowings and plantations of various cropsTo analyse the botanical composition of pollen to be able to identify correlations with pesticide residues To determinate of fungicide resistance in 2020 and 2021 on apple scab and grey mould samples Results Pesticide Contamination of Honey-Bee-Collected Pollen in the Context of the Landscape Composition in Latvia. Toxics 2024, 12, 862. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12120862 recommendations for farmers
