Insecticide‐contaminated honeydew: risks for beneficial insects

M Calvo‐Agudo, JF Tooker, M Dicke… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Honeydew is the sugar‐rich excretion of phloem‐feeding hemipteran insects such as
aphids, mealybugs, whiteflies, and psyllids, and can be a main carbohydrate source for …

Toward evidence-based decision support systems to optimize pollination and yields in highbush blueberry

LW DeVetter, S Chabert, MO Milbrath… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) is a globally important fruit crop that depends on insect-
mediated pollination to produce quality fruit and commercially viable yields. Pollination …

Revised guidance on the risk assessment of plant protection products on bees (Apis mellifera, Bombus spp. and solitary bees)

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)… - EFSA …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA to revise the risk assessment for honey
bees, bumble bees and solitary bees. This guidance document describes how to perform …

Effects of diesel exhaust particles on the health and survival of the buff-tailed bumblebee Bombus terrestris after acute and chronic oral exposure

F Hüftlein, D Seidenath, A Mittereder… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
The diesel-powered transportation sector is a major producer of environmental pollution in
the form of micro-and nanoscale diesel exhaust particles (DEP). Pollinators, such as wild …

Nesting material, phenology and landscape complexity influence nesting success and parasite infestation of a trap nesting bee

M Eeraerts, R Clymans, V Van Kerckvoorde… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solitary bees are receiving increasing attention as they are very effective crop pollinators.
However, widespread implementation of pollination management with solitary bees is …

Pesticide impacts on insect pollinators: Current knowledge and future research challenges

P Basu, HT Ngo, MA Aizen, LA Garibaldi… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the need to intensify agriculture to meet growing food demand, there has been
significant rise in pesticide use to protect crops, but at different rates in different world …

[HTML][HTML] No evidence for impaired solitary bee fitness following pre-flowering sulfoxaflor application alone or in combination with a common fungicide in a semi-field …

JM Schwarz, AC Knauer, MJ Allan, RR Dean… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pesticide exposure is considered a major driver of pollinator decline and the use of
neonicotinoid insecticides has been restricted by regulatory authorities due to their risks for …

Biology, genetic diversity, and conservation of wild bees in tree fruit orchards

O Kline, NT Phan, MF Porras, J Chavana, CZ Little… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are the most economically important
agricultural pollinator in North America, as well as being the most frequently studied bee …

A Comparison of Pollen and Syrup Exposure Routes in Bombus impatiens (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Microcolonies: Implications for Pesticide Risk Assessment

CA Weitekamp, RW Koethe… - Environmental …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Bumble bees are important pollinators for both native plants and managed agricultural
systems. Accumulating evidence has shown that pesticides, including neonicotinoids, can …

Diverse pollen nutrition can improve the development of solitary bees but does not mitigate negative pesticide impacts

JM Schwarz, AC Knauer, C Alaux, L Barascou… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Floral resource loss and pesticide exposure are major threats to bees in intensively
managed agroecosystems, but interactions among these drivers remain poorly understood …