Pesticides and pollinator brain: How do neonicotinoids affect the central nervous system of bees?

M Paoli, M Giurfa - European Journal of Neuroscience, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Neonicotinoids represent over a quarter of the global pesticide market. Research on their
environmental impact has revealed their adverse effect on the cognitive functions of …

Joint toxic effects of thiamethoxam and flusilazole on the adult worker honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)

D Wang, L Lv, Z Gao, YC Zhu, H Weng, G Yang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Insect pollinators are routinely exposed to a complex mixture of many pesticides. However,
traditional environmental risk assessment is only carried out based on ecotoxicological data …

Sublethal Imidacloprid Administration to Honey Bee Workers is More Lethal to the Queen Larvae

YR Chen, DTW Tzeng, SS Lin… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Imidacloprid and other neonicotinoid insecticides severely impact the performance and
survival of honey bees and other pollinators. In the present study, we focused on the gene …

Mechanistic insights and performance evaluation of ZnFe-Modified bovine manure biochar in activating peroxymonosulfate for efficient thiamethoxam degradation: A …

Q Zhou, S Wang, C Zhang, Y Lin, M Pu, X Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The study explored the degradation of thiamethoxam (THM) in water using modified bovine
manure biochar as a catalyst for the first time, due to its potential harm to living organisms …

Sublethal effects of imidacloprid-contaminated honey stores on colony performance, queens, and worker activities in fall and early winter colonies

MJ Carroll, NJ Brown, D Reitz - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Neonicotinoid-contaminated sugar stores can have both near term and long term effects on
honey bees due to their persistence in honey stores. Effects of imidacloprid food stores …

Sublethal acetamiprid exposure induces immunity, suppresses pathways linked to juvenile hormone synthesis in queens and affects cycle-related signaling in …

T Erban, M Markovic, B Sopko - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Acetamiprid is the only neonicotinoid registered in the European Union because the risks of
neonicotinoids to honey bees and other pollinators are strictly regulated. Herein, we orally …