The environmental risks of neonicotinoid pesticides: a review of the evidence post 2013

Snowmelt transport of neonicotinoid insecticides to Canadian Prairie wetlands

(2016) Anson R. Main et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Increasing neonicotinoid use and the declining butterfly fauna of lowland California

(2016) Matthew L. Forister et al.   Biology Letters

The neonicotinoid pesticide, imidacloprid, affects Bombus impatiens (bumblebee) sonication behavior when consumed at doses below the LD50

(2016) Callin M. Switzer et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Large-scale monitoring of effects of clothianidin dressed oilseed rape seeds on pollinating insects in Northern Germany: implementation of the monitoring project and its representativeness

(2016) Fred Heimbach et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Large-scale monitoring of effects of clothianidin-dressed oilseed rape seeds on pollinating insects in northern Germany: residues of clothianidin in pollen, nectar and honey

(2016) Daniel Rolke et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Large-scale monitoring of effects of clothianidin-dressed OSR seeds on pollinating insects in Northern Germany: effects on large earth bumble bees (Bombus terrestris)

(2016) Guido Sterk et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Widespread contamination of wildflower and bee-collected pollen with complex mixtures of neonicotinoids and fungicides commonly applied to crops

(2016) Arthur David et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Are bee diseases linked to pesticides? — A brief review

(2016) Francisco Sánchez-Bayo et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

First national-scale reconnaissance of neonicotinoid insecticides in streams across the USA

(2016) Michelle L. Hladik et al.   Environmental Chemistry

Mass Balance Assessment for Six Neonicotinoid Insecticides During Conventional Wastewater and Wetland Treatment: Nationwide Reconnaissance in United States Wastewater

(2016) Akash M. Sadaria et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Clothianidin in agricultural soils and uptake into corn pollen and canola nectar after multiyear seed treatment applications

(2016) Tianbo Xu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Neonicotinoid insecticide residues in soil dust and associated parent soil in fields with a history of seed treatment use on crops in southwestern Ontario

(2016) Victor Limay-Rios et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Consequences of imidacloprid treatments for hemlock woolly adelgid on stream water quality in the southern Appalachians

(2016) E.P. Benton et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Chronic exposure to a neonicotinoid pesticide alters the interactions between bumblebees and wild plants

(2016) Dara A. Stanley et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Impact of controlled neonicotinoid exposure on bumblebees in a realistic field setting

(2016) Andres N. Arce et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Performance of honeybee colonies located in neonicotinoid-treated and untreated cornfields in Quebec

(2016) M. Alburaki et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY

Synergistic mortality between a neonicotinoid insecticide and an ergosterol-biosynthesis-inhibiting fungicide in three bee species

(2016) Fabio Sgolastra et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Contamination of wild plants near neonicotinoid seed-treated crops, and implications for non-target insects

(2016) Cristina Botías et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Exposure of native bees foraging in an agricultural landscape to current-use pesticides

(2016) Michelle L. Hladik et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Non-cultivated plants present a season-long route of pesticide exposure for honey bees

(2016) Elizabeth Y. Long et al.   Nature Communications

Impacts of neonicotinoid use on long-term population changes in wild bees in England

(2016) Ben A. Woodcock et al.   Nature Communications

Study on Soil Mobility of Two Neonicotinoid Insecticides

(2016) Mária Mörtl et al.   Journal of Chemistry

Neonicotinoid-contaminated pollinator strips adjacent to cropland reduce honey bee nutritional status

(2016) Christina L. Mogren et al.   Scientific Reports

Elimination of polar micropollutants and anthropogenic markers by wastewater treatment in Beijing, China

(2015) Weixiao Qi et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Combination effects of pyrethroids and neonicotinoids on development and survival of Chironomus riparius

(2015) Warren Kunce et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Neonicotinoid contamination of global surface waters and associated risk to aquatic invertebrates: A review

(2015) Christy A. Morrissey et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Sublethal Effect of Imidacloprid onSolenopsis invicta(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Feeding, Digging, and Foraging Behavior

(2015) Lei Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY

Imidacloprid-treated seed ingestion has lethal effect on adult partridges and reduces both breeding investment and offspring immunity

(2015) Ana Lopez-Antia et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Large-Scale Deployment of Seed Treatments Has Driven Rapid Increase in Use of Neonicotinoid Insecticides and Preemptive Pest Management in U.S. Field Crops

(2015) Margaret R. Douglas et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Neonicotinoid Residues in Wildflowers, a Potential Route of Chronic Exposure for Bees

(2015) Cristina Botías et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Fate and effects of clothianidin in fields using conservation practices

(2015) Chloé de Perre et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Field-scale examination of neonicotinoid insecticide persistence in soil as a result of seed treatment use in commercial maize (corn) fields in southwestern Ontario

(2015) Arthur Schaafsma et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Ecotoxicity of Imidacloprid to Aquatic Organisms: Derivation of Water Quality Standards for Peak and Long-Term Exposure

(2015) C. E. Smit et al.   HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT

Uptake of Neonicotinoid Insecticides by Water-Foraging Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Through Guttation Fluid of Winter Oilseed Rape

(2015) J. E. Reetz et al.   JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY

Neonicotinoid pesticide exposure impairs crop pollination services provided by bumblebees

(2015) Dara A. Stanley et al.   NATURE

Seed coating with a neonicotinoid insecticide negatively affects wild bees

(2015) Maj Rundlöf et al.   NATURE

Non-target effects of clothianidin on monarch butterflies

(2015) Jacob R. Pecenka et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Potential external contamination of pneumatic seed drills during sowing of dressed maize seeds

(2015) Marco Manzone et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

The degradation rate of thiamethoxam in European field studies

(2015) Martin J Hilton et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Parasites in bloom: flowers aid dispersal and transmission of pollinator parasites within and between bee species

(2015) Peter Graystock et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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

(2015) H. Charles J. Godfray et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Bee declines driven by combined stress from parasites, pesticides, and lack of flowers

(2015) D. Goulson et al.   SCIENCE

Pesticide concentrations in frog tissue and wetland habitats in a landscape dominated by agriculture

(2015) Kelly L. Smalling et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Neonicotinoids in the Canadian aquatic environment: A literature review on current use products with a focus on fate, exposure, and biological effects

(2015) J.C. Anderson et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Impact of imidacloprid on new queens of imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

(2015) Lei Wang et al.   Scientific Reports

Monitoring Pesticide Residues in Surface and Ground Water in Hungary: Surveys in 1990–2015

(2015) András Székács et al.   Journal of Chemistry

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

(2015) Dave Goulson   PeerJ

Are neonicotinoid insecticides driving declines of widespread butterflies?

(2015) Andre S. Gilburn et al.   PeerJ

Intersections between neonicotinoid seed treatments and honey bees

(2015) Christian H Krupke et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Quantum Yields for Direct Photolysis of Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Water: Implications for Exposure to Nontarget Aquatic Organisms

(2015) Zhe Lu et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Non-target effects of clothianidin on monarch butterflies

(2015) Jacob R. Pecenka et al.   Science of Nature

Assessment of Chronic Sublethal Effects of Imidacloprid on Honey Bee Colony Health

(2015) Galen P. Dively et al.   PLoS One

Neonicotinoid Insecticide Residues in Surface Water and Soil Associated with Commercial Maize (Corn) Fields in Southwestern Ontario

(2015) Arthur Schaafsma et al.   PLoS One

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

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

Widespread occurrence of neonicotinoid insecticides in streams in a high corn and soybean producing region, USA

(2014) Michelle L. Hladik et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on non-target invertebrates

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

A review of the direct and indirect effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on vertebrate wildlife

(2014) David Gibbons et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Systemic insecticides (neonicotinoids and fipronil): trends, uses, mode of action and metabolites

(2014) N. Simon-Delso et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Environmental fate and exposure; neonicotinoids and fipronil

(2014) J.-M. Bonmatin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

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

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

The dose makes the poison: have “field realistic” rates of exposure of bees to neonicotinoid insecticides been overestimated in laboratory studies?

(2014) Norman L Carreck et al.   JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH

EDITOR'S CHOICE: Neonicotinoid insecticide travels through a soil food chain, disrupting biological control of non-target pests and decreasing soya bean yield

(2014) Margaret R. Douglas et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Susceptibility of Aphelinus certus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) to Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments Used for Soybean Pest Management

(2014) Andrew J. Frewin et al.   JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY

Pesticides linked to bird declines

(2014) Dave Goulson   NATURE

Declines in insectivorous birds are associated with high neonicotinoid concentrations

(2014) Caspar A. Hallmann et al.   NATURE

Neonicotinoid concentrations in arable soils after seed treatment applications in preceding years

(2014) Ainsley Jones et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Macro-Invertebrate Decline in Surface Water Polluted with Imidacloprid: A Rebuttal and Some New Analyses

(2014) Martina G. Vijver et al.   PLoS One

Chronic Exposure of Imidacloprid and Clothianidin Reduce Queen Survival, Foraging, and Nectar Storing in Colonies of Bombus impatiens

(2014) Jamison Scholer et al.   PLoS One

Widespread Use and Frequent Detection of Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Wetlands of Canada's Prairie Pothole Region

(2014) Anson R. Main et al.   PLoS One

Pesticide Residues and Bees – A Risk Assessment

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

Neonicotinoid-Contaminated Puddles of Water Represent a Risk of Intoxication for Honey Bees

(2014) Olivier Samson-Robert 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

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

Sublethal neonicotinoid insecticide exposure reduces solitary bee reproductive success

(2013) Christoph Sandrock et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST ENTOMOLOGY

Neuroactive Insecticides: Targets, Selectivity, Resistance, and Secondary Effects

(2013) John E. Casida 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

Effects of landuse and precipitation on pesticides and water quality in playa lakes of the southern high plains

(2013) Todd A. Anderson et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Detection and analysis of neonicotinoids in river waters – Development of a passive sampler for three commonly used insecticides

(2013) Francisco Sánchez-Bayo et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Effects of the neonicotinoid pesticide thiamethoxam at field-realistic levels on microcolonies of Bombus terrestris worker bumble bees

(2013) Ian Laycock et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

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

(2013) Dave Goulson   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Effects of Exposure to Clothianidin on the Reproductive System of Male Quails

(2013) Junko TOKUMOTO et al.   JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL 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

Macro-Invertebrate Decline in Surface Water Polluted with Imidacloprid

(2013) Tessa C. Van Dijk 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

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

A neurotoxic pesticide changes the outcome of aggressive interactions between native and invasive ants

(2013) R. F. Barbieri et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Influences of Sampling Methodologies on Pesticide-Residue Detection in Stream Water

(2012) Zisheng Xing et al.   ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Toxicity assessment of 45 pesticides to the epigeic earthworm Eisenia fetida

(2012) Yanhua Wang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

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

(2012) Tjeerd Blacquière et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Experimental exposure of red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) to seeds coated with imidacloprid, thiram and difenoconazole

(2012) Ana Lopez-Antia et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

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 Inhibits Behavioral Defences of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus (Hymenoptera:Formicidae)

(2012) Jefferson P. Galvanho et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT BEHAVIOR

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

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

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

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

Parasite-insecticide interactions: a case study of Nosema ceranae and fipronil synergy on honeybee

(2012) Julie Aufauvre et al.   Scientific Reports

Fipronil toxicity in northern bobwhite quail Colinus virginianus: Reduced feeding behaviour and sulfone metabolite formation

(2011) Malsha Kitulagodage et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Persistence of two neonicotinoid insecticides in wastewater, and in aqueous solutions of surfactants and dissolved organic matter

(2011) A. Peña et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Adverse effects of fipronil on avian reproduction and development: maternal transfer of fipronil to eggs in zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata and in ovo exposure in chickens Gallus domesticus

(2011) Malsha Kitulagodage et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Neonicotinoid Insecticide Imidacloprid Causes Outbreaks of Spider Mites on Elm Trees in Urban Landscapes

(2011) Adrianna Szczepaniec et al.   PLoS One

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

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

(2010) James E. Cresswell   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Comparisons of arthropod and avian assemblages in insecticide-treated and untreated eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis [L.] Carr) stands in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA

(2010) Josephine F. Falcone et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Overview of the Status and Global Strategy for Neonicotinoids

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

Weighing Risk Factors Associated With Bee Colony Collapse Disorder by Classification and Regression Tree Analysis

(2010) Dennis vanEngelsdorp et al.   JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY

Effect of formulations and treatment methods of nursery boxes applied with insecticide on the behavior of imidacloprid in rice paddy fields

(2010) Dang Quoc Thuyet et al.   JOURNAL OF PESTICIDE SCIENCE

Transport of Imidacloprid in Soils

(2010) H. M. Selim et al.   SOIL SCIENCE

Hazard identification of imidacloprid to aquatic environment

(2009) Tatjana Tišler et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

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

(2009) Veerle Mommaerts et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Interactions betweenNosemamicrospores and a neonicotinoid weaken honeybees (Apis mellifera)

(2009) Cédric Alaux et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Soil Dissipation and Leaching Behavior of a Neonicotinoid Insecticide Thiamethoxam

(2008) Suman Gupta et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

ACUTE AND DELAYED EFFECTS OF THE NEONICOTINOID INSECTICIDE THIACLOPRID ON SEVEN FRESHWATER ARTHROPODS

(2008) Mikhail A. Beketov et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Diacetone alcohol, a dispersant solvent, contributes to acute toxicity of a fipronil-based insecticide in a passerine bird

(2007) M. Kitulagodage et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY