We assessed the state of knowledge regarding the effects of large-scale pollution with
neonicotinoid insecticides and fipronil on non-target invertebrate species of terrestrial …

New information on the lethal and sublethal effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on
organisms is presented in this review, complementing the previous Worldwide Integrated …

Neonicotinoid insecticides are successfully applied to control pests in a variety of
agricultural crops; however, they may not only affect pest insects but also non-target …

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products,
Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) was asked to deliver a Scientific Opinion on the nutrient …

Highlights•In 20 years neonicotinoids have become the most widely used class of
insecticides.•Neonicotinoids have transformed the agrochemical landscape for …

Microbial pathogens are thought to have a profound impact on insect populations. Honey
bees are suffering from elevated colony losses in the northern hemisphere possibly because …

The honey bee Apis mellifera, the test species used in the current environmental risk
assessment procedure, is generally considered as extremely sensitive to pesticides when …

Traditionally, measurement of the acute toxicity of pesticides to beneficial arthropods has
relied largely on the determination of an acute median lethal dose or concentration …

Neonicotinoid insecticides have been signaled as an important driver of widespread
declines in bee diversity and abundance. Neonicotinoids were registered in the 1990s and …

Current pesticide risk assessment for bees relies on a single (social) species, the western
honey bee, Apis mellifera L.(Hymenoptera: Apidae). However, most of the> 20,000 bee …