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Differential sensitivity of honey bees and bumble bees to a dietary insecticide (imidacloprid)
James E. Cresswell,Christopher J. Page,Mehmet B. Uygun,Marie Holmbergh,Yueru Li,Jonathan G. Wheeler,Ian Laycock,Chris Pook,Natalie Hempel de Ibarra,Nicholas Smirnoff,Charles R. Tyler +10 more
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It is speculated that honey bees are better pre-adapted than bumble bees to feed on nectars containing synthetic alkaloids, such as imidacloprid, by virtue of their ancestral adaptation to tropical nectar in which natural alkaloid are prevalent.About:
This article is published in Zoology.The article was published on 2012-12-01. It has received 138 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pesticide toxicity to bees & Varroa sensitive hygiene.read more
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Effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on non-target invertebrates
L. Pisa,V. Amaral-Rogers,Luc P. Belzunces,Jean-Marc Bonmatin,Craig A. Downs,Dave Goulson,David P. Kreutzweiser,Christian H. Krupke,Matthias Liess,Melanie McField,Christy A. Morrissey,D. A. Noome,Josef Settele,Noa Simon-Delso,Noa Simon-Delso,John D. Stark,J.P. van der Sluijs,J.P. van der Sluijs,H Van Dyck,Martin Wiemers +19 more
TL;DR: Enough knowledge exists to conclude that existing levels of pollution with neonicotinoids and fipronil resulting from presently authorized uses frequently exceed the lowest observed adverse effect concentrations and are thus likely to have large-scale and wide ranging negative biological and ecological impacts on a wide range of non-target invertebrates in terrestrial, aquatic, marine and benthic habitats.
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Country-specific effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on honey bees and wild bees.
Ben A. Woodcock,James M. Bullock,Richard F. Shore,Matthew S. Heard,M.G. Pereira,John W. Redhead,Lucy E. Ridding,Hannah Dean,Darren Sleep,Peter A. Henrys,Jodey Peyton,S. Hulmes,Lucy Hulmes,M. Sárospataki,C. Saure,Michael Edwards,Elke Genersch,S. Knäbe,Richard F. Pywell +18 more
TL;DR: Findings point to neonicotinoids causing a reduced capacity of bee species to establish new populations in the year following exposure, and negatively affect pollinator health under realistic agricultural conditions.
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Neonicotinoids, bee disorders and the sustainability of pollinator services
Jeroen P. van der Sluijs,Noa Simon-Delso,Dave Goulson,Laura Maxim,Jean-Marc Bonmatin,Luc P. Belzunces +5 more
TL;DR: The limited available data suggest that neonicotinoids are likely to exhibit similar toxicity to virtually all other wild insect pollinators, therefore a transition to pollinator-friendly alternatives to neonicotine is urgently needed for the sake of the sustainability of pollinator ecosystem services.
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The environmental risks of neonicotinoid pesticides: a review of the evidence post 2013
Thomas J. Wood,Dave Goulson +1 more
TL;DR: A growing body of evidence demonstrates that persistent, low levels of neonicotinoids can have negative impacts on a wide range of free-living organisms.
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A restatement of the natural science evidence base concerning neonicotinoid insecticides and insect pollinators
H. Charles J. Godfray,Tjeerd Blacquière,Linda M. Field,Rosemary S. Hails,Gillian Petrokofsky,Simon G. Potts,Nigel E. Raine,Adam J. Vanbergen,Angela R. McLean +8 more
TL;DR: This paper describes a project that set out to summarize the natural science evidence base relevant to neonicotinoid insecticides and insect pollinators in as policy-neutral terms as possible.
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