chapter 1 The ecological importance of honey bees and their relevance to ecotoxicology / chapter 2 Volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds in beehive atmospheres G. C. SMITH, J. J. BROMENSHENK, D. C. JONES, AND / chapter 3 Risk assessment of plant protection products on honey bees -- Regulatory aspects / chapter 4 Acute toxicity of pesticides to honey bees / chapter 5 The proboscis extension response: assessing the sublethal effects of pesticides on the honey bee A. DECOURTYE, AND M. H. PHAM - DEL�GUE -- Assessing the sublethal effects of pesticides on the honey bee / chapter 6 Effects of imidacloprid on the neural processes of memory in honey bees / chapter 7 Impact of agrochemicals on non-Apis bees J. N. TASEI / chapter 8 Honey bees as indicators of radionuclide contamination -- A truly useful biomonitor? / chapter 9 Cesium-134 and Cesium-137 in French honeys collected after the Chernobyl accident J. DEVILLERS, N. BEN GHOUMA - TOMASELLA, AND J. C. DOR / chapter 10 The role of honey bees in environmental monitoring in Croatia D. BARI S? I C, J. J. BROMENSHENK, N. KEZI C, AND / chapter 11 Use of honey bees as bioindicators of environmental pollution in Italy C. PORRINI, S. GHINI, S. GIROTTI, A. G. SABATINI, / chapter 12 Typology of French acacia honeys based on their concentrations in metallic and nonmetallic elements J. DEVILLERS, J. C. DOR, C. VIEL, M. MARENCO, / chapter 13 The role of insect-resistant transgenic crops in agriculture L. JOUANIN, AND A. M. R. GATEHOUSE / chapter 14 Using proteins to assess the potential impacts of genetically modi?ed plants on honey bees L. A. MALONE, AND M. H. PHAM - DEL�GUE / chapter 15 Direct and indirect effects of genetically modi?ed plants on the honey bee M. H. PHAM - DEL�GUE, L. JOUANIN, AND J. C. SANDOZ