[HTML][HTML] Seasonal variation in the general availability of floral resources for pollinators in northwest Europe: A review of the data

C Harris, NJ Balfour, FLW Ratnieks - Biological Conservation, 2024 - Elsevier
Key resources for animal populations can vary seasonally. For pollinators, the availability of
floral resources, nectar and pollen, can fluctuate temporally due to flowering phenology and …

[HTML][HTML] A nationwide survey of urinary concentrations of neonicotinoid insecticides in China

T Zhang, S Song, X Bai, Y He, B Zhang, M Gui… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoid insecticides (NEOs) are emerging pesticides of concern due to their potential
toxicity to non-target species (eg, bees, fish and birds). China is an important producer and …

Gut microbiota composition is associated with environmental landscape in honey bees

JC Jones, C Fruciano, F Hildebrand… - Ecology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
There is growing recognition that the gut microbial community regulates a wide variety of
important functions in its animal hosts, including host health. However, the complex …

Plant guttation water as a potential route for pesticide exposure in honey bees: a review of recent literature

A Schmolke, B Kearns, B O'neill - Apidologie, 2018 - Springer
Because honey bees periodically collect water, guttation water from treated crops has been
suggested as a potential exposure route to systemic pesticides. We reviewed studies that …

Organic farming positively affects honeybee colonies in a flower‐poor period in agricultural landscapes

D Wintermantel, JF Odoux, J Chadœuf… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Conventional farming has been implicated in global biodiversity and pollinator declines and
organic farming is often regarded as a more ecological alternative. However, the effects of …

Consequences of the neonicotinoid seed treatment ban on oilseed rape production–what can be learnt from the Swedish experience?

O Lundin - Pest Management Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There has been great concern about negative effects on crop production resulting from the
ban on insecticide seed treatments containing neonicotinoids. I examine how the …

Monitoring neonicotinoid exposure for bees in rural and peri-urban areas of the UK during the transition from pre-to post-moratorium

E Nicholls, C Botias, EL Rotheray… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Concerns regarding the impact of neonicotinoid exposure on bee populations recently led to
an EU-wide moratorium on the use of certain neonicotinoids on flowering crops. Currently …

Uptake and toxicity of clothianidin to monarch butterflies from milkweed consumption

TA Bargar, ML Hladik, JC Daniels - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Recent concern for the adverse effects from neonicotinoid insecticides has centered on risk
for insect pollinators in general and bees specifically. However, natural resource managers …

Potential risk to pollinators from neonicotinoid applications to host trees for management of spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae)

J Elmquist, D Biddinger, NT Phan… - Journal of economic …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Neonicotinoid insecticides are used to manage spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula
(White); hereafter SLF), a recently introduced pest in the United States. Neonicotinoids can …

Neonicotinoid residues in UK honey despite European Union moratorium

BA Woodcock, L Ridding, SN Freeman, MG Pereira… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Due to concerns over negative impacts on insect pollinators, the European Union has
implemented a moratorium on the use of three neonicotinoid pesticide seed dressings for …