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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bees / drug effects*
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Bees / physiology*
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Colony Collapse*
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Feeding Behavior
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Female
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Homing Behavior / drug effects*
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Insecticides / toxicity*
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Male
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Neonicotinoids
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Nitro Compounds / toxicity*
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Oxazines / toxicity*
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Population Dynamics
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Radio Frequency Identification Device
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Risk Factors
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Thiamethoxam
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Thiazoles / toxicity*
Substances
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Insecticides
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Neonicotinoids
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Nitro Compounds
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Oxazines
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Thiazoles
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Thiamethoxam