Neonicotinoid pesticide exposure impairs crop pollination services provided by bumblebees

Dara A. Stanley (), Michael P. D. Garratt, Jennifer B. Wickens, Victoria J. Wickens, Simon G. Potts and Nigel E. Raine ()
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Dara A. Stanley: School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London
Michael P. D. Garratt: Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading
Jennifer B. Wickens: Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading
Victoria J. Wickens: Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading
Simon G. Potts: Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading
Nigel E. Raine: School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London

Nature, 2015, vol. 528, issue 7583, 548-550

Abstract: Despite substantial evidence that neonicotinoid pesticides can have negative effects on bees, there have been no reports that this leads to problems with pollination; here bumblebee colonies exposed to a neonicotinoid are shown to provide reduced pollination services to apple trees, leading to a reduction in seed number.

Date: 2015
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