Non-target effects of biopesticides on stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini): recent trends and insights

MAP Lima, RC Bernardes, LMN Ferreira… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The international market for biopesticides has grown in recent years, increasing the
probability of pollinator exposure to these products. Even though stingless bees are the …

A novel pesticide has lethal consequences for an important pollinator

H Siviter, J DeVore, LK Gray, NA Ivers, EA Lopez… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Wild bees pollinate crops and wildflowers where they are frequently exposed to pesticides.
Neonicotinoids are the most commonly used insecticide globally, but restrictions on their use …

Risk assessments underestimate threat of pesticides to wild bees

RS Shahmohamadloo, ML Tissier… - Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological risk assessments (ERAs) are crucial when developing national strategies to
manage adverse effects from pesticide exposure to natural populations. Yet, estimating risk …

Insect Flight: State of the Field and Future Directions

LA Treidel, KD Deem, MK Salcedo… - Integrative and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The evolution of flight in an early winged insect ancestral lineage is recognized as a key
adaptation explaining the unparalleled success and diversification of insects. Subsequent …

Effects of the insecticide acetamiprid and the fungicide azoxystrobin on locomotion activity and mushroom bodies of solitary bee Centris analis

R Tadei, CI da Silva, ECM da Silva, O Malaspina - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Pesticide use is a major factor contributing to the global decline in bee populations.
Sublethal effects, such as behavior alterations, are neglected in pesticide regulation for …

A novel insecticide impairs bumblebee memory and sucrose responsiveness across high and low nutrition

LK Gray, M Hulsey, H Siviter - Royal Society Open …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Wild bees are important pollinators of crops and wildflowers but are exposed to a myriad of
different anthropogenic stressors, such as pesticides and poor nutrition, as a consequence …

Thiamethoxam toxicity on the stingless bee Friesiomelitta varia: LC50, survival time, and enzymatic biomarkers assessment

FC de Souza, L Miotelo, G Maloni, IVR Otero… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Bees play a crucial role as pollinating insects in both natural and cultivated areas. However,
the use of pesticides, such as thiamethoxam, has been identified as a contributing factor …

Digging below the surface: Hidden risks for ground-nesting bees

S Rondeau - Science, 2024 - science.org
Modern intensive agriculture faces a critical paradox: The very pesticides designed to
protect our crops endanger essential pollinators that sustain their productivity. As human …

A call for clarity: Embracing the debate on pesticide regulation to protect pollinators

A Fisher, R Tadei, M Berenbaum, J Nieh, H Siviter… - …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
We thank Odemer and colleagues ( https://doi. org/10.1093/biosci/biad112) for a thoughtful
and informative response to our recent Forum article on reforms to current pesticide …

Evaluating the Challenges of Estimating Pesticide Exposure to Bees

EA Carlson - 2024 - ir.library.oregonstate.edu
The issue of pesticide contamination has routinely been identified as one of the main drivers
of insect declines and currently approximately 50% of non-Apis bees are vulnerable to or …