Honey bee colony behavior and ontogeny are adversely affected when exposed to a pesticide-contaminated environment.

ABSTRACT: Honey bees exhibit age polyethism and thus have a predictable sequence of behaviors they express through developmental time. Numerous laboratory studies show exposure to pesticides may impair critical honey bee behaviors (brood care, foraging, egg-laying, etc.) that adversely affect colony productivity and survival. There are fewer studies that examine the impacts of pesticides in natural field settings, especially given the challenges of implementing treatment groups and controlling variables. This study helps address the need for impact studies on pollinators under field conditions to assess the consequences of chemical overuse and dependency in agricultural and urban landscapes. To assess the impact of systemic pesticides in a natural field setting on worker bee behavioral development,

SUBMITTER: Tokach R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11132129 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature