During their foraging activity, honey bees are often exposed to direct and residual contacts
with pesticides, especially insecticides, all substances specifically designed to kill, repel …

This paper reviews a wide variety of behavioural effects that have been reported in bees
following exposure to pesticides, primarily insecticides. These range from effects on odour …

The delayed and acute toxicity of benomyl (Benlate®), captan (Captan 50WP), iprodione
(Rovral®), propiconazole (Orbit TM), and neem oil (Trilogy®) to two crop pollinators, A …

This study investigated whether field-realistic exposure to a neonicotinoid insecticide and a
fungicide affected nest building or brood production in queenless Bombus terrestris micro …

Apis mellifera L. is the main pollinator of cultivated plants. With the increased emphasis on
organic agriculture, the use of botanical insecticides has also increased. However, the …

Os polinizadores estão entre os componentes essenciais para o funcionamento dos
ecossistemas em geral. Na agricultura, a Biodiversidade Associada às Culturas (CAB) …

Pesticides help produce food for humanity's growing population, yet they have negative
impacts on the environment. Limiting these impacts, while maintaining food supply, is a …

A standardized, oil-free neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) seed extract (NSE) was tested for
repellency to honey bees using a feeding-dish choice bioassay, and to honey bees and …

The toxicity of fipronil (5-amino-1 [2, 6-dichloro-4 (trifluoromethyl) phenyl-4 (trifluorormethyl)
sulfinyl]-1H-pyrazola-3-carbonitrate), to adult female bees was least to the alkali bee, Nomia …

Pesticides are considered a risk to pollinators; however, little is known about the possible
effects of their injudicious use on pollinators, including the ecosystem services provided to …