An update of the Worldwide Integrated Assessment (WIA) on systemic insecticides. Part 2: impacts on organisms and ecosystems

L Pisa, D Goulson, EC Yang, D Gibbons… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
New information on the lethal and sublethal effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on
organisms is presented in this review, complementing the previous Worldwide Integrated …

Neonicotinoid insecticides in the environment: A critical review of their distribution, transport, fate, and toxic effects

M Alsafran, M Rizwan, K Usman, MH Saleem… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoid insecticides (NENIs) have become increasingly common in recent decades in
the control of crop pests and other plant pathogens. It is undeniable that the practice …

Low doses of the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid induce ROS triggering neurological and metabolic impairments in Drosophila

F Martelli, Z Zhongyuan, J Wang, CO Wong… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - pnas.org
Declining insect population sizes are provoking grave concern around the world as insects
play essential roles in food production and ecosystems. Environmental contamination by …

Distinct roles of honeybee gut bacteria on host metabolism and neurological processes

Z Zhang, X Mu, Y Shi, H Zheng - Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 - journals.asm.org
The honeybee possesses a limited number of bacterial phylotypes that play essential roles
in host metabolism, hormonal signaling, and feeding behavior. However, the contribution of …

A neonicotinoid pesticide impairs foraging, but not learning, in free-flying bumblebees

F Muth, AS Leonard - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Neonicotinoids are widely-used pesticides implicated in the decline of bees, known to have
sub-lethal effects on bees' foraging and colony performance. One proposed mechanism for …

Feeding toxicity and impact of imidacloprid formulation and mixtures with six representative pesticides at residue concentrations on honey bee physiology (Apis …

YC Zhu, J Yao, J Adamczyk, R Luttrell - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Imidacloprid is the most widely used insecticide in agriculture. In this study, we used feeding
methods to simulate in-hive exposures of formulated imidacloprid (Advise® 2FL) alone and …

Thiacloprid impairs honeybee worker learning and memory with inducing neuronal apoptosis and downregulating memory-related genes

A Li, L Yin, L Ke, QY Diao, Y Wu, P Dai… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoids are among the most widely used insecticides in the world and are
recognized as a potential cause of pollinator decline. Previous studies have demonstrated …

Neonicotinoid effects on tropical bees: Imidacloprid impairs innate appetitive responsiveness, learning and memory in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata

JMRBV Aguiar, RCF Nocelli, M Giurfa… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Together with other anthropogenic factors, pesticides play a major role in pollinator decline
worldwide. Most studies on their influence on pollinators have focused on honey bees given …

Field agrochemical exposure impacts locomotor activity in wild bumblebees

CG Strang, S Rondeau, N Baert, SH McArt, NE Raine… - Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural intensification has been identified as one of the key causes of global insect
biodiversity losses. These losses have been further linked to the widespread use of …

Late effect of larval co-exposure to the insecticide clothianidin and fungicide pyraclostrobin in Africanized Apis mellifera

R Tadei, CEC Domingues, JB Malaquias, EV Camilo… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Among the factors that contribute to the reduction of honeybee populations are the
pesticides. These chemical compounds reach the hive through forager bees, and once …