Use of Apis mellifera Honey to Predict Heavy Metal Loads in African Fruit Crops? – A Proof of Concept

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to thank and appreciate the financial support received from the Black in Entomology research prize sponsored by BASF, Corteva, the Entomological Society of Canada, and the Entomological Society of America, as well as individual donors.We would also like to thank the editor of Bee World, Dr. Robert Brodschneider, for his kind help with the manuscript and also an unnamed reviewer for their useful suggestions.Consent for PublicationAll authors have read and approved the manuscript.Data AvailabilityThe authors confirm that the data that support the findings of this study are available within the article.Disclosure StatementThe authors declare no conflict of interest.Ethics Approval/DeclarationsNo approval of research ethics committees was required to accomplish the goals of this study.