Adverse effects of agrochemicals on bees

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Commission’s revision of the bee guidance, te n reasons why the approach chosen is wrong (2020) 17 September 2020
Neonicotinoid-ban derogations loom over France (2020) 06 September 2020
Is Europe lowering the standards of protection goals for risk assessment of pesticides to bees? (2020) 27 July 2020
How Pesticides in Livestock Farming Threaten Bees (2020) 23 July 2020
European bees under peril as protection goals for risk assessment of pesticides might paint a bleak future (2020) 20 July 2020
Modification of the head proteome of nurse honeybees exposed to field-relevant doses of pesticides (2020) 05 April 2020
European Green Deal needs to cut pesticides and switch to agroecology (2020) 30 March 2020
COM Envi Calls for Step-Up in Pollinator Protection (2020) 19 March 2020
Pesticide residues in agricultural imports must not compromise public health and the European Green Deal (2020) 11 March 2020
Understanding the effects of sublethal pesticide exposure on honeybees (2020) 19 February 2020
EP resolution of 18 December 2019 on the EU Pollinators Initiative (2020) 30 January 2020
Monitoring the Field-Realistic Exposure of Honeybee Colonies to Neonicotinoids (2020) 06 January 2020
A CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) for pollinators (2019) 20 December 2019
European citizens' initiative, save bees and farmers! (2019) 28 November 2019
Thiacloprid Banned in the EU - An opportunity to surpass neonicotinoids? (2019) 31 October 2019
The European Parliament finally agrees that we need higher protection measures for bees and pollinators (2019) 23 October 2019
Apimondia letter sent to the Members of the European Parliament, concerning the impact of plant protection products on honeybees (2019) 21 October 2019
Environment MEPs denounce member states’ move to weaken bee protection from pesticides (2019) 21 October 2019
French beekeepers against systemic insecticides - A 25 year fight (2019) 25 September 2019
How the EU is failing to shield bees from dangerous pest (2019) 24 September 2019
Apimondia survey: Toxicity events on honeybee colonies (2019) 18 August 2019
Last 10 years of evolution in pesticides risk assessments on bees (2019) 19 July 2019
EPA restores broad use of pesticide opposed by beekeepers (2019) 12 July 2019
Outline of the revision of the Guidance on the risk assessment of plant protection products on bees (2019) 05 July 2019
News From the IoBee Project (2019) 28 June 2019
Neonicotinoids and ectoparasitic mites synergistically impact honeybees (2019) 04 June 2019
Alternatives to neonicotinoids (2019) 29 May 2019
Center for Food Safety wins in case to force EPA to ban 12 neonicotinoids (2019) 22 May 2019
Pollinators and Pesticides - Keeping our bees safe (2019) 16 May 2019
Bees under siege from habitat loss, climate change and pesticides (2019) 30 April 2019
Effects of sublethal doses of clothianidin and/or V. destructor on honey bee (Apis mellifera) selfgrooming behavior and associated gene expression (2019) 26 March 2019
Bee Health, Improved Risk Assessment and a Bee-Collaborative Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2019 25 March 2019
European Project to Improve the Health of Bees (2019) 01 March 2019
Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment for the active substance sulfoxaflor in light of confirmatory data submitted (2019) 26 February 2019
Pesticide distribution and depletion kinetic determination in honey and beeswax (2019) 20 February 2019
Pesticides and bee health (2019) 31 January 2019
Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the activesubstance thiacloprid (2019) 17 January 2019
Honey Bee Research in the US: Current State and Solutions to Beekeeping Problems (2019) 09 January 2019
Appeal for a ban of highly hazardous pesticides (2018) 04 December 2018
A new chance for EU member states to improve the protection of bees (2018) 04 December 2018
How pesticides used in livestock farming threaten bees (2018) 29 November 2018
The Neonicotinoid Story in Repeat (2018) 23 October 2018
Glyphosate perturbs the gut microbiota of honey bees (2018) 09 October 2018
Outcome of the consultation with Member States, the applicant and EFSA on the pesticide risk assessment for sulfoxaflor in light of confirmatory data (2018) 27 July 2018
Strategies for feeding the world more sustainably with organic agriculture (2018) 27 June 2018
Beekeepers Concerned as EFSA Published Reports on Emergency Authorisations of Neonicotinoids (2018) 21 June 2018
Call to restrict neonicotinoids (2018) 02 June 2018
The General Court confirms the validity of the restrictions introduced at EU level against three neonicotinoids (2018) 17 May 2018
Toxicity of selected acaricides to honey bees and varroa (2018) 10 May 2018
EU Commission a step closer to Juncker’s pledge to save the bees (2018) 27 April 2018
Neonicotinoids ban - Letter to Commission President Juncker co-signed by Apiservices (2018) 16 March 2018
BeeLife comments on the EFSA conclusions on neonicotinoids (2018) 01 March 2018
Q&A: Conclusions on neonicotinoids (2018) 28 February 2018
Global scientific review reveals effective, affordable alternatives to neonicotinoid and fipronil insecticides (2018) 26 February 2018
BeeLife's Recommendations for REFIT Consultation (2018) 09 February 2018
Bee-killing Insecticides Continue to be set Free in Romania BeeLife European (2018) 16 January 2018
Neonicotinoid residues in UK honey despite European Union moratorium (2018) 03 January 2018
Will the use of neonicotinoids in greenhouses continue to present a risk for bees and other organisms? (2017) 19 December 2017
Bee emergency call (2017) 19 December 2017
Save the bees coalition, 80 EU NGOs gather to demand a full ban on neonicotinoids (2017) 05 December 2017
Risk to honeybee colonies from use of imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam as seed treatments (2017) 20 November 2017
Monitoring colony-level effects of sublethal pesticide exposure on honeybees (2017) 16 November 2017
Field-relevant doses of the systemic insecticide fipronil and fungicide pyraclostrobin impair mandibular and hypopharyngeal glands in nurse honeybees (2017) 09 November 2017
Record of neonicotinoid bans across Europe and the world (2017) 31 October 2017
Neonicotinoid pesticides can reduce honeybee colony genetic diversity (2017) 23 October 2017
Lethal effects of Cr(III) alone and in combination with propiconazole and clothianidin in honey bees (2017) 13 October 2017
Honey bee (Apis mellifera L.), chronic oral toxicity test (2017) 09 October 2017
A worldwide survey of neonicotinoids in honey (2017) 08 October 2017
Ecological intensification to mitigate impacts of conventional intensive land use on pollinators and pollination (2017) 01 October 2017
Modeling Effects of Honeybee Behaviors on the Distribution of Pesticide in Nectar within a Hive and Resultant in-Hive Exposure (2017) 01 October 2017
What’s new on neonics? (2017) 29 September 2017
Global research uncovers new, threatening ecological impacts from neonicotinoid pesticides (2017) 19 September 2017
Pyrethroids subtle effects on motor function, grooming and wing fanning behaviour of honeybees (2015) 17 August 2017
Temporal dynamics of whole body residues of imidacloprid in live or dead honeybees (2017) 24 July 2017
Chronic exposure to neonicotinoids reduces honey-bee health near corn crops (2017) 30 June 2017
Country-specific effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on honey bees and wild bees (2017) 30 June 2017
The European Parliament voted today to protect life and help farmers! No pesticides in EFAs (2017) 14 June 2017
Neonicotinoids transference from the field to the hive by honey bees: towards a pesticide residues biomonitor (2017) 06 June 2017
Farmers with experience of agri-environment schemes develop more wildlife-friendly habitats (2017) 01 June 2017
Stress indicator gene expression profiles, sub-lethal doses imidacloprid (2017) 30 May 2017
Toxicity assessment on honey bee larvae of a repeated exposition of a systemic fungicide, boscalid (2017) 21 May 2017
The environmental risks of neonicotinoid pesticides: a review of the evidence post 2013 (2017) 09 May 2017
A common neonicotinoid pesticide, thiamethoxam, impairs honey bee flight ability (2017) 26 April 2017
Long-term yield trends of insect-pollinated crops vary regionally (2017) 21 April 2017
High pesticide risk to honey bees despite low focal crop pollen collection of mass blooming crops (2017) 19 April 2017
High pesticide risk to honeybees during pollination of blooming crop (2017) 19 April 2017
Toxicity of thiametoxam on in vitro reared honey bee brood (2017) 14 April 2017
Risk assessment of pesticides and other stressors in bees (2017) 06 March 2017
Neonicotinoid insecticides impair foraging behavior, navigation, learning, and memory in honey bees (2017) 20 February 2017
Neonicotinoids, safety vs. money (2017) 15 February 2017
An inert pesticide adjuvant synergizes viral pathogenicity and mortality in honey bee larvae (2017) 16 January 2017
The Synergistic Effects of Almond Protection Fungicides on Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Forager Survival (2017) 04 January 2017
Agrochemical synergism imposes higher risk to Neotropical bees than to honeybees (2017) 01 January 2017
Quantifying exposure of wild bumblebees to mixtures of agrochemicals in agricultural and urban landscapes (2017) 01 January 2017
Extending standard testing period in honeybees to predict lifespan impacts of pesticides and heavy metals using dynamic energy budget modelling (2016) 31 December 2016
Sublethal effects of imidacloprid on honey bee colony growth and activity at three sites in the U.S. (2016) 28 December 2016
Non-neuronal acetylcholine involved in reproduction in mammals and honeybees (2016) 26 December 2016
“The Great Pesticide Debate”, or how journalism turns into the Roman circus (2016) 25 December 2016
Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment for the active substance clothianidin in light of confirmatory data submitted (2016) 25 December 2016
The challenges of predicting pesticide exposure of honey bees at landscape level (2016) 20 December 2016
Toxicity of some insecticides to the haemocytes of giant honeybee, Apis dorsata F. under laboratory conditions (2016) 06 December 2016
Synergistic mortality between a neonicotinoid insecticide and an ergosterol-biosynthesis-inhibiting fungicide in three bee species (2016) 29 November 2016
Chronic exposure of honeybees, Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae), to a pesticide mixture in realistic field exposure rates (2016) 30 October 2016
Mechanistic modeling of pesticide exposure: the missing keystone of honey bee toxicology (2016) 30 October 2016
Thiacloprid honey: European beekeepers against rising Maximum Residues Limits (2016) 26 October 2016
Struggle for the implementation of new pesticide assessment methods with regards to bees - The truth behind the excuses (2016) 26 October 2016
Tactics used by agro-chemical industries to impose and maintain harmful pesticides on the market (2016) 26 October 2016
Sucrose sensitivity of honey bees is differently affected by dietary protein and a neonicotinoid pesticide (2016) 09 October 2016
Large-scale monitoring of effects of clothianidin-dressed oilseed rape seeds (2016) 05 October 2016
Sperm parameters of honeybee drones exposed to imidacloprid (2016) 04 October 2016
Assessing risks to migratory honey bees from in-hive pesticide contamination in the Eastern United States (2016) 03 October 2016
Interspecific sensitivity of bees towards dimethoate and implications for environmental risk assessment (2016) 30 September 2016
A world with or without bees (2016) 30 September 2016
New computer modelling tool to identify persistent chemicals (2016) 28 September 2016
Honeybees Produce Millimolar Concentrations of Non-Neuronal Acetylcholine for Breeding: Possible Adverse Effects of Neonicotinoids (2016) 28 September 2016
Chronic oral lethal and sub-lethal toxicities of different binary mixtures of pesticides and contaminants in bees (2016) 28 September 2016
In-hive Pesticide Exposome: Assessing risks to migratory honey bees from in-hive pesticide contamination in the Eastern United States (2016) 15 September 2016
Sub-lethal effects of dietary neonicotinoid insecticide exposure on honey bee queen fecundity and colony development (2016) 05 September 2016
Neonicotinoid insecticides can serve as inadvertent insect contraceptives (2016) 28 August 2016
Impacts of neonicotinoid use on long-term population changes in wild bees in England (2016) 16 August 2016
Agri-environmental indicator - consumption of pesticides (2016) 16 August 2016
A horizon scan of future threats and opportunities for pollinators and pollination (2016) 09 August 2016
Chronic exposure to a neonicotinoid pesticide alters the interactions between bumblebees and wild plants (2016) 31 July 2016
A mechanistic model to assess risks to honeybee colonies from exposure to pesticides (2016) 29 July 2016
Neonicotinoid-contaminated pollinator strips adjacent to cropland reduce honey bee nutritional status (2016) 19 July 2016
Non-cultivated plants present a season-long route of pesticide exposure for honey bees (2016) 24 June 2016
Imidacloprid from Extension Toxicology Network Pesticide Information Profiles (2016) 14 June 2016
Linking measures of colony and individual honey bee health to survival among apiaries exposed to varying agricultural land use (2016) 31 May 2016
Toxicological Risks of Agrochemical Spray Adjuvants: Organosilicone Surfactants May not Be Safe (2016) 11 May 2016
Widespread contamination of wildflower and bee-collected pollen with complex mixtures of neonicotinoids and... (2016) 31 March 2016
Are bee diseases linked to pesticides? A brief review (2016) 27 January 2016
Neonicotinoids and their metabolites in human biomonitoring (2015) 25 December 2015
A locomotor deficit induced by sublethal doses of pyrethroid and neonicotinoid insecticides in the honeybee apis mellifera (2015) 14 December 2015
Interaction between Varroa destructor and imidacloprid reduces flight capacity of honeybees (2015) 02 December 2015
Exposure of native bees foraging in an agricultural landscape to current-use pesticides (2015) 03 November 2015
Flupyradifurone, second bee-toxic neonicotinoid authorized by DG Sante in 3 months… (2015) 26 October 2015
Sulfoxaflor and bees (2015) 26 October 2015
EFSA Guidance : New methodologies to assess the risks of pesticides on bees (2015) 26 October 2015
Neonicotinoid residues in wildflowers, a potential route of chronic exposure for bees (2015) 14 October 2015
Neonicotinoid pesticides severely affect honey bee queens (2015) 13 October 2015
Pesticides for Apicultural and or Agricultural Application Found in Belgian Honey Bee Wax Combs (2015) 05 September 2015
Intersections between neonicotinoid seed treatments and honey bees (2015) 03 August 2015
Larval exposure to the juvenile hormone analog pyriproxyfen disrupts acceptance of and social behavior performance in adult honeybees (2015) 14 July 2015
Worldwide integrated assessment of the impacts of systemic pesticides (2015) 24 June 2015
Assessment of chronic sublethal effects of imidacloprid on honey bee colony health (2015) 24 June 2015
Reconciling laboratory and field assessments of neonicotinoid toxicity to honeybees (2015) 31 May 2015
Neonicotinoid-coated zea mays seeds indirectly affect honeybee performance and pathogen susceptibility in field trials (2015) 18 May 2015
Negative effects of pesticides on wild bee communities can be buffered by landscape context (2015) 02 May 2015
Bee declines driven by combined stress from parasites, pesticides, and lack of flowers (2015) 26 February 2015
Toxicity and biochemical changes in the honey bee Apis mellifera exposed to four insecticides under laboratory conditions (2015) 02 January 2015
Scientific opinion on good modelling practice in the context of mechanistic effect models for risk assessment of plant protection products (2014) 31 December 2014
Pesticide residues in honeybees, honey and bee pollen by LC-MS/MS screening - Reported death incidents in honeybees (2014) 24 December 2014
Transcriptome analyses of the honeybee response to Nosema ceranae and insecticides (2014) 19 November 2014
Systemic insecticides (neonicotinoids and fipronil): trends, uses, mode of action and metabolites (2014) 19 September 2014
Survey of Glyphosate Residues in Honey, Corn and Soy Products (2014) 05 September 2014
Environmental fate and exposure; neonicotinoids and fipronil (2014) 07 August 2014
Impact of chronic neonicotinoid exposure on honeybee colony performance and queen supersedure (2014) 01 August 2014
Delayed and time-cumulative toxicity of imidacloprid in bees, ants and termites (2014) 04 July 2014
A restatement of the natural science evidence base concerning neonicotinoid insecticides and insect pollinators (2014) 07 May 2014
Pesticide residues and bees - A risk assessment (2014) 09 April 2014
Four common pesticides, their mixtures and a formulation solvent in the hive environment have high oral toxicity to honey bee larvae (2014) 08 January 2014
Cyantraniliprole, a new systemic molecule highly toxic for bees (2013) 12 December 2013
Opera Research Center, a front group for the pesticide industry in the bee debate (2013) 26 October 2013
Why are neonicotinoids a threat to ecological health and safety of the European Union? (2013) 26 October 2013
Facts and figures for an informed opinion on fipronil (2013) 26 October 2013
A Four-Year Field Program Investigating Long-Term Effects of Repeated Exposure of Honey Bee Colonies to Flowering Crops Treated with Thiamethoxam (2013) 23 October 2013
Using a hazard quotient to evaluate pesticide residues detected in pollen trapped from honey bees in Connecticut (2013) 15 October 2013
Standard methods for chemical ecology research in Apis mellifera (2013) 01 June 2013
The effect of sub-lethal doses of imidacloprid on honey bees (2013) 31 May 2013
Seed-dressing systemic insecticides and honeybees (2013) 22 May 2013
EFSA Guidance Document on the risk assessment of plant protection products on bees (2013) 22 May 2013
The controversy over insecticides in honeybee CCD (2013) 22 May 2013
Honey constituents up-regulate detoxification and immunity genes in Apis mellifera (2013) 20 March 2013
Sublethal doses of imidacloprid decreased size of hypopharyngeal glands and respiratory rhythm of honeybees in vivo (2013) 25 January 2013
Bees in decline - A review of factors that put pollinators and agriculture in Europe at risk (2013) 20 January 2013
Residues of neonicotinoid insecticides in bee collected plant materials from oilseed rape crops and their effect on bee colonies (2012) 24 November 2012
Existing Scientific Evidence of the Effects of Neonicotinoid Pesticides on Bees (2012) 05 September 2012
Learning Impairment in Honey Bees Caused by Agricultural Spray Adjuvants (2012) 16 July 2012
Movement of Soil-Applied Imidacloprid and Thiamethoxam into Nectar and Pollen of Squash (2012) 27 June 2012
Multiple routes of pesticide exposure for honey bees living near agricultural fields (2012) 24 June 2012
Monitoring the effect of imidacloprid using electronic bee counters (2012) 31 May 2012
Effects of Imidacloprid on honey bees (2012) 31 May 2012
Are neonicotinoids killing bees? (2012) 22 May 2012
A common pesticide decreases foraging success and survival in honey bees (2012) 29 March 2012
Parasite-insecticide interactions: a case study of Nosema ceranae and fipronil synergy on honeybee (2012) 22 March 2012
Neonicotinoids in bees: a review on concentrations, side-effects and risk assessment (2012) 20 February 2012
Pesticide residues in bee products (2011) 31 August 2011
Exposure to sublethal doses of Fipronil and Thiacloprid highly increases mortality of honeybees previously infected by Nosema ceranae (2011) 28 June 2011
UNAF victory against Cruiser, products of Syngenta Agro (2011) 22 May 2011
Neonicotinoid insecticides translocated in guttated droplets of seed-treated maize and wheat: a threat to honeybees? (2011) 03 January 2011
High Levels of Miticides and Agrochemicals in North American Apiaries: Implications for Honey Bee Health (2010) 05 September 2010
Is the future of bees in the hands of the pesticide lobby? (2010) 22 May 2010
Pesticides and honey bee toxicity – USA (2010) 17 February 2010
The effects of four crop protection products on the morphology and ultrastructure of the hypopharyngeal gland of the European honeybee (2010) 08 February 2010
Subchronic exposure of honeybees to sublethal doses of pesticides: effects on behavior (2009) 24 November 2009
Interactions between Nosema microspores and a neonicotinoid weaken honeybees (2009) 27 October 2009
The concentration of carbohydrates in the developmental stages of the Apis mellifera carnica drone brood (2008) 24 June 2008
Measures of the effects of agricultural practices on ecosystem services (2007) 26 October 2007
Mitigation Strategies to Reduce Pesticide Inputs Into Ground- and Surface Water and Their Effectiveness (2007) 04 October 2007
Farming practices influence wild pollinator populations on squash and pumpkin (2005) 26 October 2005
Good information on Pesticide spraying - Make an Effort to Eliminate Spray Drift (2004) 20 June 2004
Modes of honeybees exposure to systemic insecticides: estimated amounts of contaminated pollen and nectar consumed by different categories of bees (2004) 21 May 2004
Imidacloprid impairs memory and brain metabolism in the honeybee (2003) 21 October 2003
Metabolism of imidacloprid in Apis mellifera (2003) 17 June 2003
Imidacloprid - Expert overview - Bayer (2001) 14 June 2001
The EPA, Pesticides and Beekeepers (2001) 01 June 2001
Discrepancy between acute and chronic toxicity induced by imidacloprid and its metabolites in Apis mellifera (2001) 19 March 2001
Effect sublethal pesticide exposure on honeybee longevity (1986) 31 January 1986