| Literature DB >> 22461498 |
Mickaël Henry1, Maxime Béguin, Fabrice Requier, Orianne Rollin, Jean-François Odoux, Pierrick Aupinel, Jean Aptel, Sylvie Tchamitchian, Axel Decourtye.
Abstract
Nonlethal exposure of honey bees to thiamethoxam (neonicotinoid systemic pesticide) causes high mortality due to homing failure at levels that could put a colony at risk of collapse. Simulated exposure events on free-ranging foragers labeled with a radio-frequency identification tag suggest that homing is impaired by thiamethoxam intoxication. These experiments offer new insights into the consequences of common neonicotinoid pesticides used worldwide.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22461498 DOI: 10.1126/science.1215039
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728