Browsing by Author "Raine, Nigel E."
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Bumblebee colony development following chronic exposure to field-realistic levels of the neonicotinoid pesticide thiamethoxam under laboratory conditions
Stanley, Dara A.; Raine, Nigel E. (Springer Nature, 2017-08-14)Neonicotinoid pesticides are used in agriculture to reduce damage from crop pests. However, beneficial insects such as bees can come into contact with these pesticides when foraging in treated areas, with potential ... -
Bumblebee colony development following chronic exposure to field-realistic levels of the neonicotinoid pesticide thiamethoxam under laboratory conditions
Stanley, Dara A.; Raine, Nigel E. (Nature Publishing Group, 2017-08-20)Neonicotinoid pesticides are used in agriculture to reduce damage from crop pests. However, beneficial insects such as bees can come into contact with these pesticides when foraging in treated areas, with potential ... -
Bumblebee learning and memory is impaired by chronic exposure to a neonicotinoid pesticide.
Stanley, Dara A.; Smith, Karen E.; Raine, Nigel E. (Nature Publishing Group, 2015-11-16)Bumblebees are exposed to pesticides applied for crop protection while foraging on treated plants, with increasing evidence suggesting that this sublethal exposure has implications for pollinator declines. The challenges ... -
Chronic exposure to a neonicotinoid pesticide alters the interactions between bumblebees and wild plants
Stanley, Dara A.; Raine, Nigel E. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2016-03-14)Insect pollinators are essential for both the production of a large proportion of world crops and the health of natural ecosystems. As important pollinators, bumblebees must learn to forage on flowers to feed both themselves ... -
Investigating the impacts of field-realistic exposure to a neonicotinoid pesticide on bumblebee foraging, homing ability and colony growth
Stanley, Dara A.; Russell, Avery L.; Morrison, Sarah J.; Rogers, Catherine; Raine, Nigel E. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2016-05-30)1.The ability to forage and return home is essential to the success of bees as both foragers and pollinators. Pesticide exposure may cause behavioural changes that interfere with these processes, with consequences for ...