Fungicides account for more than 35% of the global pesticide market and their use is
predicted to increase in the future. While fungicides are commonly applied during bloom …

Wild bee populations are declining due to human activities, such as land use change, which
strongly affect the composition and diversity of available plants and food sources. The …

The acute decline in global biodiversity includes not only the loss of rare species, but also
the rapid collapse of common species across many different taxa. The loss of pollinating …

Mounting evidence suggests that climate change, agricultural intensification and disease
are impacting bumblebee health and contributing to species' declines. Identifying how these …

Bumble bees (Bombus) are unusually important pollinators, with approximately 260 wild
species native to all biogeographic regions except sub-Saharan Africa, Australia, and New …

Bees are essential pollinators of many crops and wild plants, and pesticide exposure is one
of the key environmental stressors affecting their health in anthropogenically modified …

The use and production of chemical compounds are subjected to strong legislative pressure.
Chemical toxicity and adverse effects derived from exposure to chemicals are key regulatory …

Pollinators underpin global food production, but they are suffering significant declines
across the world. Pesticides are thought to be important drivers of these declines. Herbicides …

Agrochemical formulations are composed of two broad groups of chemicals: active
ingredients, which confer pest control action, and 'inert'ingredients, which facilitate the action …

Sustainable agriculture relies on pollinators, and wild bees benefit yield of multiple crops.
However, the combined exposure to pesticides and loss of flower resources, driven by …