Neonicotinoids: mechanisms of systemic toxicity based on oxidative stress-mitochondrial damage

X Xu, X Wang, Y Yang, I Ares, M Martínez… - Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Neonicotinoids are the most widely used pesticides in the world. However, research studies
have shown that it can affect the cognitive abilities and health of non-target bees and other …

The complexity of global change and its effects on insects

LH Yang, EG Postema, TE Hayes, MK Lippey… - Current Opinion in Insect …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Global change includes multiple overlapping and interacting drivers.•These
drivers can have complex and counterintuitive effects on insects.•Global change reorganizes …

Toxic temperatures: Bee behaviours exhibit divergent pesticide toxicity relationships with warming

D Kenna, P Graystock, RJ Gill - Global Change Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change and agricultural intensification are exposing insect pollinators to
temperature extremes and increasing pesticide usage. Yet, we lack good quantification of …

A defect in mitochondrial fatty acid synthesis impairs iron metabolism and causes elevated ceramide levels

D Dutta, O Kanca, SK Byeon, PC Marcogliese… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
In most eukaryotic cells, fatty acid synthesis (FAS) occurs in the cytoplasm and in
mitochondria. However, the relative contribution of mitochondrial FAS (mtFAS) to the cellular …

Pervasive sublethal effects of agrochemicals on insects at environmentally relevant concentrations

L Gandara, R Jacoby, F Laurent, M Spatuzzi… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Insect biomass is declining globally, likely driven by climate change and pesticide use, yet
systematic studies on the effects of various chemicals remain limited. In this work, we used a …

Pollen protein and lipid content influence resilience to insecticides in honey bees (Apis mellifera)

MK Crone, CM Grozinger - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
In honey bees (Apis mellifera), there is growing evidence that the impacts of multiple
stressors can be mitigated by quality nutrition. Pollen, which is the primary source of protein …

Low doses of the organic insecticide spinosad trigger lysosomal defects, elevated ROS, lipid dysregulation, and neurodegeneration in flies

F Martelli, NH Hernandes, Z Zuo, J Wang, CO Wong… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Large-scale insecticide application is a primary weapon in the control of insect pests in
agriculture. However, a growing body of evidence indicates that it is contributing to the …

Bees exposed to climate change are more sensitive to pesticides

S Albacete, G Sancho, C Azpiazu… - Global change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bee populations are exposed to multiple stressors, including land‐use change, biological
invasions, climate change, and pesticide exposure, that may interact synergistically. We …

Adverse effects of thiamethoxam on the behavior, biochemical responses, hepatopancreas health, transcriptome and intestinal flora of juvenile Chinese mitten crab …

Y Yang, C Zhang, X Wang, Q Yu, L He, X Cai, E Li… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Frequent detection of thiamethoxam in global surface waters has provoked great concern in
environmental safety, as thiamethoxam exhibits high toxicity to aquatic arthropods. However …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin enhances the antioxidant capacity to rescue the honey bee Apis mellifera from the ecotoxicological effects caused by environmental imidacloprid

Z Li, J Duan, L Chen, Y Wang, Q Qin, X Dang… - … and Environmental Safety, 2022 - Elsevier
Imidacloprid severely poisons the nontarget insect honey bee Apis mellifera. Few treatments
are available to mitigate the adverse effects of imidacloprid. The primary concern is that the …