Ontario's Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, with assistance from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, started the Pollen Monitoring Network in 2015. The data contains measurements of pesticide concentrations, including neonicotinoid insecticides, insecticides, and fungicides, in pollen samples collected from honeybee yards in Ontario. The dataset is related to several other neonicotinoid monitoring studies.
Use Cases
- Analyze changes in pesticide concentrations based on pollen samples collected from honeybee yards
- Monitor the effectiveness of restrictions on neonicotinoid-treated seeds based on pesticide concentration data
- Assess pollinator health risks based on neonicotinoid insecticide, insecticide, and fungicide levels in pollen
- Correlate pesticide levels with other environmental monitoring studies based on the related dataset links
Strengths
- Dataset initiated in 2015, providing a multi-year baseline
- Focuses on specific pesticide types: neonicotinoid insecticides, insecticides, and fungicides
- Linked to five related environmental monitoring datasets
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to Ontario
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Ontario | Gouvernement de l'Ontario
- Collection Method
- Pollen samples collected from honeybee yards in Ontario
- Time Range
- Monitoring started in 2015
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:40:25.980756; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Ontario, Canada