New information on the lethal and sublethal effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on
organisms is presented in this review, complementing the previous Worldwide Integrated …

Pollination by insects is an essential service for the conservation of plant biodiversity, since it
increases the rate of fertilization of flowers and therefore increases the quality and quantity …

Abstract The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)(Lepidoptera:
Gelechiidae), is a devastating pest currently threatening the global tomato industry …

Social bee gut microbiotas play key roles in host health and performance. Worryingly, a
growing body of literature shows that pesticide exposure can disturb these microbiotas. Most …

The honey bee Apis mellifera is an important pollinator of agricultural crops and natural
forests. Honey bee populations have declined over the years, as a result of diseases …

Together with other anthropogenic factors, pesticides play a major role in pollinator decline
worldwide. Most studies on their influence on pollinators have focused on honey bees given …

Although the importance of bees as the pollinators responsible for maintaining gene flow for
many native and cultivated plants in ecosystems around the world is recognized, much of …

Discussions about environmental risk reassessment of pesticides have grown in the last
decades, especially in tropical and subtropical regions since the diversity of bee species in …

Brazil is the second largest producer of genetically modified plants in the world. This
agricultural practice exposes native pollinators to contact and ingestion of Bacillus …

Abstract Stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) are by far the largest group of
eusocial bees on Earth. Due to the diversity of evolutionary responses to specific ecological …