• DOI:10.1038/nature11637
Corpus ID: 532877

Ecology: Bumblebees and pesticides

@article{Osborne2012EcologyBA,
  title={Ecology: Bumblebees and pesticides},
  author={J. Osborne},
  journal={Nature},
  year={2012},
  volume={491},
  pages={43-45}
}

J. Osborne

Published 2012

Biology, Medicine

Nature

A study showing the effects of two pesticides on bumblebees highlights the need for risk assessments to consider multiple species and the complex chain of factors that determines insect exposure to chemicals. See Letter p.105 Exposure to neonicotinoid pesticides is known to influence bee behaviour, and could be a key factor in current bee declines. It has not been possible to establish a mechanistic link between individual and colony effects, but this study demonstrates a direct link between… CONTINUE READING

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