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Neonicotinoid pesticide exposure impairs crop pollination services provided by bumblebees

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  • Dara A. Stanley

    (School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London)

  • Michael P. D. Garratt

    (Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading)

  • Jennifer B. Wickens

    (Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading)

  • Victoria J. Wickens

    (Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading)

  • Simon G. Potts

    (Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading)

  • Nigel E. Raine

    (School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London
    School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph)

Abstract

Despite substantial evidence that neonicotinoid pesticides can have negative effects on bees, there have been no reports that this leads to problems with pollination; here bumblebee colonies exposed to a neonicotinoid are shown to provide reduced pollination services to apple trees, leading to a reduction in seed number.

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  • Dara A. Stanley & Michael P. D. Garratt & Jennifer B. Wickens & Victoria J. Wickens & Simon G. Potts & Nigel E. Raine, 2015. "Neonicotinoid pesticide exposure impairs crop pollination services provided by bumblebees," Nature, Nature, vol. 528(7583), pages 548-550, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:528:y:2015:i:7583:d:10.1038_nature16167
    DOI: 10.1038/nature16167
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    1. Yuanyuan Zhao & Jiawen Yang & Jinbo Ren & Yilin Hou & Zhenzhen Han & Jiapeng Xiao & Yu Li, 2020. "Exposure Level of Neonicotinoid Insecticides in the Food Chain and the Evaluation of Their Human Health Impact and Environmental Risk: An Overview," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(18), pages 1-26, September.
    2. Kleczkowski, Adam & Ellis, Ciaran & Hanley, Nick & Goulson, David, 2017. "Pesticides and bees: Ecological-economic modelling of bee populations on farmland," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 360(C), pages 53-62.
    3. Iovanna, R. & Ando, A & Swinton, S. & Kagan, J. & Hellerstein, D. & Mushet, D. & Otto, C., 2017. "Assessing Pollinator Habitat Services to Optimize Conservation Programs," C-FARE Reports 260678, Council on Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics (C-FARE).
    4. Mollie Chapman & Susanna Klassen & Maayan Kreitzman & Adrian Semmelink & Kelly Sharp & Gerald Singh & Kai M. A. Chan, 2017. "5 Key Challenges and Solutions for Governing Complex Adaptive (Food) Systems," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(9), pages 1-30, September.
    5. Patricia P.A. Henríquez‐piskulich & Constanza Schapheer & Nicolas Vereecken & Cristian Villagra, 2021. "Agroecological strategies to safeguard insect pollinators in biodiversity hotspots: Chile as a case study," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/328659, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
    6. Patricia A. Henríquez-Piskulich & Constanza Schapheer & Nicolas J. Vereecken & Cristian Villagra, 2021. "Agroecological Strategies to Safeguard Insect Pollinators in Biodiversity Hotspots: Chile as a Case Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-31, June.

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