Side-effects of pesticides on non-target insects in agriculture: A mini-review

JE Serrão, A Plata-Rueda, LC Martínez… - The Science of …, 2022 - Springer
Climate change mediated by anthropogenic activity induces significant alterations on pest
abundance and behavior and a potential increase in the use of agrochemicals for crop …

Threats to an ecosystem service: pressures on pollinators

AJ Vanbergen… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Insect pollinators of crops and wild plants are under threat globally and their decline or loss
could have profound economic and environmental consequences. Here, we argue that …

Imidacloprid slows the development of preference for rewarding food sources in bumblebees (Bombus impatiens)

JD Phelps, CG Strang, M Gbylik-Sikorska, T Sniegocki… - Ecotoxicology, 2018 - Springer
Bee pollination is economically and ecologically vital and recent declines in bee populations
are therefore a concern. One possible cause of bee declines is pesticide use. Bumblebees …

A worldwide survey of neonicotinoids in honey

EAD Mitchell, B Mulhauser, M Mulot, A Mutabazi… - Science, 2017 - science.org
Growing evidence for global pollinator decline is causing concern for biodiversity
conservation and ecosystem services maintenance. Neonicotinoid pesticides have been …

Bees prefer foods containing neonicotinoid pesticides

SC Kessler, EJ Tiedeken, KL Simcock, S Derveau… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
The impact of neonicotinoid insecticides on insect pollinators is highly controversial.
Sublethal concentrations alter the behaviour of social bees and reduce survival of entire …

Neonicotinoid clothianidin adversely affects insect immunity and promotes replication of a viral pathogen in honey bees

G Di Prisco, V Cavaliere, D Annoscia… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Large-scale losses of honey bee colonies represent a poorly understood problem of global
importance. Both biotic and abiotic factors are involved in this phenomenon that is often …

Neonicotinoid insecticides and their impacts on bees: a systematic review of research approaches and identification of knowledge gaps

O Lundin, M Rundlöf, HG Smith, I Fries, R Bommarco - PLoS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
It has been suggested that the widespread use of neonicotinoid insecticides threatens bees,
but research on this topic has been surrounded by controversy. In order to synthesize which …

[HTML][HTML] Neonicotinoids, bee disorders and the sustainability of pollinator services

JP Van der Sluijs, N Simon-Delso, D Goulson… - Current opinion in …, 2013 - Elsevier
Highlights•In 20 years neonicotinoids have become the most widely used class of
insecticides.•Neonicotinoids have transformed the agrochemical landscape for …

Neonicotinoid pesticide exposure impairs crop pollination services provided by bumblebees

DA Stanley, MPD Garratt, JB Wickens, VJ Wickens… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Recent concern over global pollinator declines has led to considerable research on the
effects of pesticides on bees,,,,. Although pesticides are typically not encountered at lethal …

Why bees are so vulnerable to environmental stressors

S Klein, A Cabirol, JM Devaud, AB Barron… - Trends in ecology & …, 2017 - cell.com
Bee populations are declining in the industrialized world, raising concerns for the
sustainable pollination of crops. Pesticides, pollutants, parasites, diseases, and malnutrition …