Neonicotinoid Insecticides and Their Impacts on Bees: A Systematic Review of Research Approaches and Identification of Knowledge Gaps

Effects, but no interactions, of ubiquitous pesticide and parasite stressors on honey bee (Apis mellifera) lifespan and behaviour in a colony environment

(2015) Gina Retschnig et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Chronic exposure to neonicotinoids increases neuronal vulnerability to mitochondrial dysfunction in the bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)

(2015) Christopher Moffat et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Bees prefer foods containing neonicotinoid pesticides

(2015) Sébastien C. Kessler et al.   NATURE

Seed coating with a neonicotinoid insecticide negatively affects wild bees

(2015) Maj Rundlöf et al.   NATURE

Pesticides and reduced-risk insecticides, native bees and pantropical stingless bees: pitfalls and perspectives

(2015) Wagner F Barbosa et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Analysis of neonicotinoids from plant material by desorption atmospheric pressure photoionization-mass spectrometry

(2015) Anu Vaikkinen et al.   RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY

A neonicotinoid impairs olfactory learning in Asian honey bees (Apis cerana) exposed as larvae or as adults

(2015) Ken Tan et al.   Scientific Reports

Neonicotinoids impact bumblebee colony fitness in the field; a reanalysis of the UK’s Food & Environment Research Agency 2012 experiment

(2015) Dave Goulson   PeerJ

Neonicotinoid-Coated Zea mays Seeds Indirectly Affect Honeybee Performance and Pathogen Susceptibility in Field Trials

(2015) Mohamed Alburaki et al.   PLoS One

Potential impacts of synergism in honeybees (Apis mellifera) of exposure to neonicotinoids and sprayed fungicides in crops

(2014) Helen M. Thompson et al.   APIDOLOGIE

Pathogens, Pests, and Economics: Drivers of Honey Bee Colony Declines and Losses

(2014) Kristine M. Smith et al.   EcoHealth

Impacts of a neonicotinoid, neonicotinoid–pyrethroid premix, and anthranilic diamide insecticide on four species of turf-inhabiting beneficial insects

(2014) Jonathan L. Larson et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

A meta-analysis comparing the sensitivity of bees to pesticides

(2014) Maria Arena et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Field realistic doses of pesticide imidacloprid reduce bumblebee pollen foraging efficiency

(2014) Hannah Feltham et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

A field study examining the effects of exposure to neonicotinoid seed-treated corn on commercial bumble bee colonies

(2014) G. Christopher Cutler et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Bees under stress: sublethal doses of a neonicotinoid pesticide and pathogens interact to elevate honey bee mortality across the life cycle

(2014) Vincent Doublet et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Potential Exposure of Pollinators to Neonicotinoid Insecticides from the Use of Insecticide Seed Treatments in the Mid-Southern United States

(2014) Scott D. Stewart et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on non-target invertebrates

(2014) L. W. Pisa et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Mowing mitigates bioactivity of neonicotinoid insecticides in nectar of flowering lawn weeds and turfgrass guttation

(2014) Jonathan L. Larson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Risks of neonicotinoid insecticides to honeybees

(2014) Anne Fairbrother et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Chronic impairment of bumblebee natural foraging behaviour induced by sublethal pesticide exposure

(2014) Richard J. Gill et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Quantitative Analysis of Neonicotinoid Insecticide Residues in Foods: Implication for Dietary Exposures

(2014) Mei Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

BEEHAVE: a systems model of honeybee colony dynamics and foraging to explore multifactorial causes of colony failure

(2014) Matthias A. Becher et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Thiacloprid–Nosema ceranae interactions in honey bees: Host survivorship but not parasite reproduction is dependent on pesticide dose

(2014) Gina Retschnig et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Agricultural Policies Exacerbate Honeybee Pollination Service Supply-Demand Mismatches Across Europe

(2014) Tom D. Breeze et al.   PLoS One

Pesticide Residues and Bees – A Risk Assessment

(2014) Francisco Sanchez-Bayo et al.   PLoS One

Impact of Chronic Neonicotinoid Exposure on Honeybee Colony Performance and Queen Supersedure

(2014) Christoph Sandrock et al.   PLoS One

A restatement of the natural science evidence base concerning neonicotinoid insecticides and insect pollinators

(2014) H. C. J. Godfray et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Pesticide risk assessment in free-ranging bees is weather and landscape dependent

(2014) Mickaël Henry et al.   Nature Communications

Delayed and time-cumulative toxicity of imidacloprid in bees, ants and termites

(2014) Gary Rondeau et al.   Scientific Reports

A large-scale field study examining effects of exposure to clothianidin seed-treated canola on honey bee colony health, development, and overwintering success

(2014) G. Christopher Cutler et al.   PeerJ

Using Semifield Studies to Examine the Effects of Pesticides on Mobile Terrestrial Invertebrates

(2013) S. Macfadyen et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Sub-lethal effects of thiamethoxam, a neonicotinoid pesticide, and propiconazole, a DMI fungicide, on colony initiation in bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) micro-colonies

(2013) Charlotte Elston et al.   APIDOLOGIE

EU ban puts spotlight on complex effects of neonicotinoids

(2013) Michael Gross   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Deconstructing the surrogate species concept: a life history approach to the protection of ecosystem services

(2013) John E. Banks et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Chronic sublethal stress causes bee colony failure

(2013) John Bryden et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Acetylcholinesterase in honey bees (Apis mellifera) exposed to neonicotinoids, atrazine and glyphosate: laboratory and field experiments

(2013) Monique Boily et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Threats to an ecosystem service: pressures on pollinators

(2013) Adam J Vanbergen et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

REVIEW: An overview of the environmental risks posed by neonicotinoid insecticides

(2013) Dave Goulson   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Influence of combined pesticide and parasite exposure on bumblebee colony traits in the laboratory

(2013) Aline Fauser-Misslin et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Bees, lies and evidence-based policy

(2013) Lynn Dicks   NATURE

Determination of exposure levels of honey bees foraging on flowers of mature citrus trees previously treated with imidacloprid

(2013) Frank J Byrne et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Pesticide-laden dust emission and drift from treated seeds during seed drilling: a review

(2013) David Nuyttens et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Clearance of ingested neonicotinoid pesticide (imidacloprid) in honey bees (Apis mellifera) and bumblebees (Bombus terrestris)

(2013) James E Cresswell et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Assessing Insecticide Hazard to Bumble Bees Foraging on Flowering Weeds in Treated Lawns

(2013) Jonathan L. Larson et al.   PLoS One

Comparative Toxicities and Synergism of Apple Orchard Pesticides to Apis mellifera (L.) and Osmia cornifrons (Radoszkowski)

(2013) David J. Biddinger et al.   PLoS One

A Four-Year Field Program Investigating Long-Term Effects of Repeated Exposure of Honey Bee Colonies to Flowering Crops Treated with Thiamethoxam

(2013) Edward Pilling et al.   PLoS One

Repression and Recuperation of Brood Production in Bombus terrestris Bumble Bees Exposed to a Pulse of the Neonicotinoid Pesticide Imidacloprid

(2013) Ian Laycock et al.   PLoS One

Neonicotinoid clothianidin adversely affects insect immunity and promotes replication of a viral pathogen in honey bees

(2013) G. Di Prisco et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Wild Pollinators Enhance Fruit Set of Crops Regardless of Honey Bee Abundance

(2013) L. A. Garibaldi et al.   SCIENCE

Wildlife Ecotoxicology of Pesticides: Can We Track Effects to the Population Level and Beyond?

(2013) H.-R. Kohler et al.   SCIENCE

Combined effects of global change pressures on animal-mediated pollination

(2013) Juan P. González-Varo et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Neonicotinoids, bee disorders and the sustainability of pollinator services

(2013) Jeroen P van der Sluijs et al.   Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Cholinergic pesticides cause mushroom body neuronal inactivation in honeybees

(2013) Mary J. Palmer et al.   Nature Communications

Neonicotinoids in bees: a review on concentrations, side-effects and risk assessment

(2012) Tjeerd Blacquière et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Agricultural pesticides and land use intensification in high, middle and low income countries

(2012) Pepijn Schreinemachers et al.   FOOD POLICY

Insecticide Residues in Pollen and Nectar of a Cucurbit Crop and Their Potential Exposure to Pollinators

(2012) Galen P. Dively et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Aerial powdering of bees inside mobile cages and the extent of neonicotinoid cloud surrounding corn drillers

(2012) V. Girolami et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY

Imidacloprid in Melon Guttation Fluid: A Potential Mode of Exposure for Pest and Beneficial Organisms

(2012) Eric J. Hoffmann et al.   JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY

Combined pesticide exposure severely affects individual- and colony-level traits in bees

(2012) Richard J. Gill et al.   NATURE

Pesticide exposure in honey bees results in increased levels of the gut pathogen Nosema

(2012) Jeffery S. Pettis et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

A potential link among biogenic amines-based pesticides, learning and memory, and colony collapse disorder: A unique hypothesis

(2012) Tahira Farooqui   NEUROCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL

Dietary traces of neonicotinoid pesticides as a cause of population declines in honey bees: an evaluation by Hill's epidemiological criteria

(2012) James E Cresswell et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Multiple Routes of Pesticide Exposure for Honey Bees Living Near Agricultural Fields

(2012) Christian H. Krupke et al.   PLoS One

RFID Tracking of Sublethal Effects of Two Neonicotinoid Insecticides on the Foraging Behavior of Apis mellifera

(2012) Christof W. Schneider et al.   PLoS One

Movement of Soil-Applied Imidacloprid and Thiamethoxam into Nectar and Pollen of Squash (Cucurbita pepo)

(2012) Kimberly A. Stoner et al.   PLoS One

Impaired Olfactory Associative Behavior of Honeybee Workers Due to Contamination of Imidacloprid in the Larval Stage

(2012) En-Cheng Yang et al.   PLoS One

Comment on "A Common Pesticide Decreases Foraging Success and Survival in Honey Bees"

(2012) J. E. Cresswell et al.   SCIENCE

Neonicotinoid Pesticide Reduces Bumble Bee Colony Growth and Queen Production

(2012) P. R. Whitehorn et al.   SCIENCE

A Common Pesticide Decreases Foraging Success and Survival in Honey Bees

(2012) M. Henry et al.   SCIENCE

Differential sensitivity of honey bees and bumble bees to a dietary insecticide (imidacloprid)

(2012) James E. Cresswell et al.   ZOOLOGY

Pollination services in the UK: How important are honeybees?

(2011) T.D. Breeze et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Neonicotinoid insecticides translocated in guttated droplets of seed-treated maize and wheat: a threat to honeybees?

(2011) Jana E. Reetz et al.   APIDOLOGIE

The potential impacts of insecticides on the life-history traits of bees and the consequences for pollination

(2011) Claire Brittain et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

How many flowering plants are pollinated by animals?

(2011) Jeff Ollerton et al.   OIKOS

Exposure to Sublethal Doses of Fipronil and Thiacloprid Highly Increases Mortality of Honeybees Previously Infected by Nosema ceranae

(2011) Cyril Vidau et al.   PLoS One

Detection of Pesticides in Active and Depopulated Beehives in Uruguay

(2011) Lucía Pareja et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The Role of Resources and Risks in Regulating Wild Bee Populations

(2010) T'ai H. Roulston et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Ecological and life-history traits predict bee species responses to environmental disturbances

(2010) Neal M. Williams et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Insecticide residues in cotton soils of Burkina Faso and effects of insecticides on fluctuating asymmetry in honey bees (Apis mellifera Linnaeus)

(2010) Norbert Ondo Zue Abaga et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

A meta-analysis of experiments testing the effects of a neonicotinoid insecticide (imidacloprid) on honey bees

(2010) James E. Cresswell   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Overview of the Status and Global Strategy for Neonicotinoids

(2010) Peter Jeschke et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

A case report of a honey bee colony poisoning incident in France

(2010) Marie-Pierre Chauzat et al.   JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH

High Levels of Miticides and Agrochemicals in North American Apiaries: Implications for Honey Bee Health

(2010) Christopher A. Mullin et al.   PLoS One

Global pollinator declines: trends, impacts and drivers

(2010) Simon G. Potts et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Residues of Pesticides in Honeybee (Apis mellifera carnica) Bee Bread and in Pollen Loads from Treated Apple Orchards

(2009) Maja Ivana Smodiš Škerl et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

The Global Stock of Domesticated Honey Bees Is Growing Slower Than Agricultural Demand for Pollination

(2009) Marcelo A. Aizen et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Risk assessment for side-effects of neonicotinoids against bumblebees with and without impairing foraging behavior

(2009) Veerle Mommaerts et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Influence of Pesticide Residues on Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colony Health in France

(2009) Marie-Pierre Chauzat et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY

Interactions betweenNosemamicrospores and a neonicotinoid weaken honeybees (Apis mellifera)

(2009) Cédric Alaux et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Does Imidacloprid Seed-Treated Maize Have an Impact on Honey Bee Mortality?

(2009) B. K. Nguyen et al.   JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY

Translocation of Neonicotinoid Insecticides From Coated Seeds to Seedling Guttation Drops: A Novel Way of Intoxication for Bees

(2009) V. Girolami et al.   JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY

Economic valuation of the vulnerability of world agriculture confronted with pollinator decline

(2008) Nicola Gallai et al.   ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS

Applied aspects of neonicotinoid uses in crop protection

(2008) Alfred Elbert et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Neonicotinoids-from zero to hero in insecticide chemistry

(2008) Peter Jeschke et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE