Honey bee, Apis mellifera feeding on Echinacea sp., or cone flower nectar. Honey bees are in trouble in many parts of the world but are doing well in urban areas where their exposure to pesticides, insecticides and fungicides is limited. Photographed in London, UK garden.

Zambia tephrosia, natural insecticide, nitrogen-fixer

Women wearing no protection, spraying pesticide onto wheat crops near Hangang in northern China, Asia

Women wearing no protection, spraying pesticide onto wheat crops near Hangang in northern China, Asia

A woman wearing no protection, spraying pesticide onto wheat crops near Hangang in northern China, Asia

A woman wearing no protection, spraying pesticide onto wheat crops near Hangang in northern China, Asia

Crop duster

Crop dusting helicopter spraying a corn field, Iowa, United States of America

Pesticide suit and fertilizer for sale at a shop, Taungyii, Shan State, Myanmar

Crop dusting helicopter spraying a corn field, Iowa, United States of America

apple tree fruit trees apple trees with blossoms on field agriculture tractor spraying insecticide Lower Saxony Germany (Malus)

apple tree fruit trees apple trees with blossoms on field agriculture tractor spraying insecticide Lower Saxony Germany (Malus)

Tractor spraying field, Florida, United States

Tractor watering field, Florida, United States

Tractor watering field, Florida, United States

Tractor spraying field, Florida, United States

Tractor spraying field, Florida, United States

High angle view of basil farm, Florida, United States

Tractor watering field, Florida, United States

Tractor spraying field, Florida, United States

Tractor watering field, Florida, United States