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 …

Hold tight or loosen up? Functional consequences of a shift in anther architecture depend substantially on bee body size

RV Wilkins, MM Mayberry, M Vallejo-Marín, AL Russell - Oecologia, 2022 - Springer
A fundamental question in pollination ecology is how pollinators affect the evolution of
different floral forms. Yet functional effects of shifts in floral form for plant and pollinator are …

Genetic and environmental effects on morphological traits of social phenotypes in wasps

SE Orr, NA Hedrick, KA Murray, AK Pasupuleti… - Heredity, 2024 - nature.com
Many species exhibit distinct phenotypic classes, such as sexes in dioecious species or
castes in social species. The evolution of these classes is affected by the genetic …

Investigating the effects of non-insecticide pesticides widely used in Irish agriculture on the bumblebee Bombus terrestris (L. 1758)

MG Cullen - 2023 - mural.maynoothuniversity.ie
Although pesticides are a key driver of bee decline globally, the contribution of non-
insecticidal pesticides, specifically herbicides and fungicides, is poorly understood. The …

Chronic Exposure to Sublethal Levels of Thiamethoxam and Glyphosate: Behavior in Two Bee Species

H North - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Bee declines have been reported at concerning rates world-wide for the last decade. These
losses have been referred to as colony collapse disorder, which consists of multiple …