Communications Biology (Jun 2021)

Long-term field-realistic exposure to a next-generation pesticide, flupyradifurone, impairs honey bee behaviour and survival

  • Simone Tosi,
  • James C. Nieh,
  • Annely Brandt,
  • Monica Colli,
  • Julie Fourrier,
  • Herve Giffard,
  • Javier Hernández-López,
  • Valeria Malagnini,
  • Geoffrey R. Williams,
  • Noa Simon-Delso

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02336-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Tosi and colleagues perform a large, multinational experiment on honey bees, encompassing multiple subspecies, to assess the short- and long-term effects of a next-generation pesticide, flupyradifurone, on this key pollinator species. Their findings indicate that this “bee safe” pesticide impairs survival and behaviour at real-world exposure levels.