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

Biodiversity of insects is threatened worldwide. Here, we present a comprehensive review of
73 historical reports of insect declines from across the globe, and systematically assess the …

Bee pollination is economically and ecologically vital and recent declines in bee populations
are therefore a concern. One possible cause of bee declines is pesticide use. Bumblebees …

Pesticides can pose environmental risks, and a common neonicotinoid pesticide,
thiamethoxam, decreases homing success in honey bees. Neonicotinoids can alter bee …

Due to their systemic character and high efficacy to insect controls, neonicotinoid
insecticides (neonics) have been widely used in global agriculture since its introduction in …

Cultivation of mass flowering entomophilous crops benefits from the presence of managed
and wild pollinators, who visit flowers to forage on pollen and nectar. However, management …

Arthropods represent an entry point for pesticide transfers in terrestrial food webs, and
pesticide accumulation in upper chain organisms, such as predators can have cascading …

Concerns about the rapid and severe declines of many bumble bee (Bombus spp.) species
in Europe, and more recently North America, have spurred research into the extent and …

Managed populations of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) support the production of
a global food supply. This important role in modern agriculture has rendered honey bees …

There is increasing worldwide concern about the impacts of pesticide residues on honey
bees and bee colony survival, but how sublethal effects of pesticides on bees might cause …