Many insect species, including social insects, are currently declining in abundance and
diversity. Pollutants such as pesticides, heavy metals, or airborne fine particulate matter from …

Honeybees are the most prevalent insect pollinator species; they pollinate a wide range of
crops. Colony collapse disorder (CCD), which is caused by a variety of biotic and abiotic …

When managed bee colonies are brought to farms for crop pollination, they can be exposed
to pesticide residues. Quantifying the risk posed by these exposures can indicate which …

Honey bees are key agricultural pollinators, but beekeepers continually suffer high annual
colony losses owing to a number of environmental stressors, including inadequate nutrition …

The red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, is a worldwide insect pest of stored products,
particularly food grains, and a powerful model organism for developmental, physiological …

Honey bees are major pollinators of crops with high economic value. Thus, bees are
considered to be the most important nontarget organisms exposed to adverse effects of plant …

Pesticides and parasites have each been linked to increased mortality in western honey
bees (Apis mellifera). Currently, it is uncertain if one makes the other worse; several studies …

Bees are important pollinators whose population has declined due to several factors,
including infections by parasites and pathogens. Resource sharing may play a role in the …

Exposure to multiple stress factors is believed to contribute to honey bee colony decline.
However, little is known about how co-exposure to stress factors can alter the survival and …

Honey bees are commonly co-exposed to pesticides during crop pollination, including the
fungicide captan and neonicotinoid insecticide thiamethoxam. We assessed the impact of …