A new study shows distinct effects of neonicotinoid pesticide exposure in different bumble bee body parts, explaining why pesticides have diverse harmful effects and highlighting the need for more ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A group of chemical insecticides known as neonicotinoids that have been banned in Europe due to fears about potential harm to bees have been found in new research to have very ...

(Beyond Pesticides, July 10, 2024) An article last month in Entomology Today, a publication of the Entomological Society of America, highlights the important findings of a study published earlier this ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 21, 2025) The presence of Varroa mites in combination with the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid increases the risk of bee mortality and disrupts the larval gut ...

Robo-bugs like this may seem sci-fi, but farm robots are being tested. A new class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids and the effects of glyphosate on bees may be leading pollinators toward what ...

The video shows bees exposed to Imidacloprid, a neonicotinoid pesticide. The bees on the right have been treated with red light therapy, mitigating the deleterious effects. The bees on the left are ...

MONTREAL, Quebec -- Seeding is over for this year on Canadian corn and soy farms. But a student's research suggests the consequences on bees could last a long time. He has collected data that showed ...

In the study, the researchers examined the effects of imidacloprid, a common insecticide, on bumble bees. They found that while exposure to the insecticide was associated with shorter lifespans and ...

Neonicotinoid insecticides, characterised by their systemic uptake and persistence in plant tissues, have become ubiquitous in modern agriculture. While these compounds effectively target sap-feeding ...