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02 February 2014

Neonicotinoid Pesticides Harm Bees’ Foodgathering Ability | Environment News Service

More research on why neonicotinoid pesticeds are so harmful to bee populations:

BRIGHTON, UK, January 29, 2014 (ENS) – Controversial pesticides ingested by bumble bees can seriously impact the insects’ ability to collect food, even at very low levels of contamination, finds new research from the University of Sussex and the University of Stirling.

The study shows that even tiny doses of a neonicotinoid pesticide called imidacloprid reduce the amount of pollen collected by bumblebee colonies by 57 percent, and that the effects last for at least a month after exposure.

Read more at ens-newswire.com

Posted by Cathie Bird on 02 February 2014 at 01:50 PM in Ecosystems, Fish and Wildlife, Insects, Species conservation | Permalink

Tags: bees, neonicotinoid pesticides

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