Bumblebees and neonicotinoids: a bioassay to evaluate sublethal effects on the foraging behaviour.

Agriculture & Biology

• neonicotinoid insecticides 100%
• sublethal effects 92%
• Bombus 90%
• bioassays 64%
• foraging 62%
• Bombus terrestris 53%
• worker bees 53%
• imidacloprid 46%
• pollination 35%
• pesticides 32%
• nests 31%
• crops 31%
• forage 30%
• greenhouses 28%
• crop losses 23%
• meters (equipment) 20%
• strawberries 19%
• plant pathogens 18%
• growers 17%
• bees 17%
• pollen 15%
• tomatoes 14%
• pests 14%
• sugars 13%
• testing 7%