Intra-specific variation in sensitivity of Bombus terrestris and Osmia bicornis to three pesticides.

ABSTRACT: There is growing evidence that pesticides may be among the causes of worldwide bee declines, which has resulted in repeated calls for their increased scrutiny in regulatory assessments. One recurring concern is that the current frameworks may be biased towards assessing risks to the honey bee. This paradigm requires extrapolating toxicity information across bee species. Most research effort has therefore focused on quantifying differences in sensitivity across species. However, our understanding of how responses to pesticides may vary within a species is still very poor. Here we take the first steps towards filling this knowledge gap by comparing acute, lethal hazards in sexes and castes of the eusocial bee Bombus terrestris and in sexes of the solitary bee Osmia bicornis after oral and co

SUBMITTER: Linguadoca A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9569340 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature