Determination of pesticide residues in honey: a preliminary study from two of Africa’s largest honey producers

Irungu, Janet; Raina, Suresh; Torto, Baldwyn

doi:10.1186/s40550-016-0036-4

Food Safety and Risk

Table 1 Instrumental parameters of the MS/MS detector and retention times (RT) of the 96 pesticides standard mixture used for method development

From: Determination of pesticide residues in honey: a preliminary study from two of Africa’s largest honey producers

Compound name	RT (min)	Parent ion (m/z)	^aTrans1	CE1(V)	^aTrans2	CE2(V)
Omethoate	2.72	214	125	20	109	25
Acetamiprid	2.84	223	126	20	90	35
Acephate	2.84	184	143	5	125	15
Propamocarb	3.19	189	144	5	102	15
Oxamyl	3.58	237	90	0	72	15
Methomyl	3.84	163	106	5	88	0
Thiamethoxam	3.95	292	211	5	181	20
Monocrotophos	3.95	224	193	0	127	10
Aldicarb	3.98	208	116	0	89	10
Imidacloprid	4.42	256	209	10	175	15
Thiabendazol	4.45	202	175	25	131	35
Cymiazole	4.70	219	171	25	144	35
Dimethoate	4.82	230	199	0	125	20
Thiacloprid	5.13	253	126	20	90	40
Propagite	5.25	368	231	5	175	10
Aldicarb fragment	5.43	116	89	4	70	4
Pirimicarb	5.90	239	182	10	72	20
Dichlorvos	6.13	221	109	12	79	24
Carbofuran	6.36	222	165	5	123	20
Nicosulfuron	6.40	411	213	12	182	16
Metsulfuron-methyl	6.51	382	199	20	167	15
Metribuzin	6.54	215	187	15	84	20
Malathion	6.64	331	126	5	99	10
Carbaryl	6.93	202	145	0	127	25
Fosthiazole	7.16	284	228	5	104	20
Thiodicarb	7.16	355	108	10	88	10
Amidosulfuron	7.22	370	261	10	218	20
DEET	7.75	192	119	16	91	32
Molinate	7.75	188	126	25	98	12
Tribenuron-methyl	7.87	396	155	5
Metalaxyl	7.89	280	220	10	160	20
Flutriafol	8.01	302	70	15	123	30
Diuron	8.02	233	72	20	72	20
Isoxafluote	8.08	360	251	20	220	35
Methidathion	8.46	303	145	0	85	15
Flazasulfuron	8.73	408	182	15
Fenobucarb	8.79	208	152	5	95	10
Azoxystrobin	9.01	404	372	10	344	25
Linuron	9.19	249	182	10	160	15
Fludioxonil	9.30	247	169	32	126	32
Promecarb	9.64	208	151	0
Bosclid	9.67	343	271	28	307	12
Triadimefon	10.01	294	197	10	69	20
Bromuconazole	10.02	378	159	35	70	20
Bifenazate	10.09	301	170	15
Cyproconazole	10.16	292	70	15	125	35
Fluquinconazole	10.27	376	349	16	307	24
Iprovalicarb	10.27	321	203	0	119	20
Triadimenol	10.36	296	70	5	99	10
Flufenacet	10.38	364	194	5	152	15
Bupirimate	10.42	317	166	20	108	25
Tetraconazole	10.45	372	159	30	70	20
Ethoprophos	10.48	243	131	15	97	30
Epoxyconazol	10.65	330	121	20	101	45
Cyazofamid	10.68	325	261	5	108	10
Cyprodinil	10.81	226	93	40	77	45
Fenbuconazole	10.85	337	125	35	70	15
Metolachlor	10.94	284	252	10	176	20
Fenamiphos	10.95	304	217	20	202	35
Flusilazole	10.97	316	247	15	165	25
Picoxystrobin	11.05	368	205	0	145	20
Tebufenozid	11.10	353	297	0	133	15
Diflubenzuron	11.17	311	158	10	141	35
Rotenone	11.24	395	213	20	192	20
Fipronil	11.25	435	330	12	250	28
Kresoxim-methyl	11.53	314	267	0	222	10
Tebuconazole	11.53	308	125	40	70	20
Procymidon	11.64	284	67	12	256	28
Benalaxyl	11.71	326	294	5	148	15
Diazinon	11.71	305	169	20	153	20
Coumaphos	11.76	363	307	16	227	28
Prochloraz	11.76	376	308	5	266	10
Chlorfenvinphos	11.77	359	170	40	155	8
Hexaconazole	11.93	314	159	30	70	15
Pyraclostrobin	12.04	388	194	5	163	20
Clofentezin	12.06	303	138	10	102	40
Pirimiphos-methyl	12.21	306	164	20	108	30
Spinosyn A	12.23	732	142	30	98	45
Metconazole	12.30	320	125	40
Bitertenol	12.38	338	269	0	70	0
Chlorpyrifos-methyl	12.41	322	290	10	125	25
Trifloxystrobin	12.78	409	186	10	145	45
Spinosyn D	12.88	747	142	35	98	55
Ipconazole	12.97	334	125	45	70	25
Indoxacarb	12.99	528	203	45	150	20
Novaluron	13.32	493	158	20	141	45
Buprofezin	13.45	306	201	5	116	10
Profenofos	13.48	375	347	5	305	15
Ethion	13.93	385	199	4	143	20
Temephos	14.02	467	419	20	125	44
Chlorpyrifos	14.08	350	200	15	198	15
Pyriproxyfen	14.17	322	185	20	96	10
Lufenuron	14.19	511	158	20	141	45
Hexythiazox	14.46	353	228	10	168	25
Fenazaquin	15.35	307	161	10	57	25
Pyridaben	15.44	365	309	10	147	25
Bifenthrin	16.47	440	181	5	166	20
Etofenprox	16.57	394	177	10	107	45

^aTransition ions used to quantify and qualify the targeted analytes

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