Health
Ground-nesting bees exposed to imidacloprid pesticide produced fewer offspring – News-Medical.net
An insecticide used to control pest infestations on squash and pumpkins significantly hinders the reproduction of ground-nesting bees — valuable pollinators for…
An insecticide used to control pest infestations on squash and pumpkins significantly hinders the reproduction of ground-nesting bees — valuable pollinators for many food crops, a new University of Guelph study has revealed.
This first-ever study of pesticide impacts on a ground-nesting bee in a real-world context found female hoary squash bees exposed to imidacloprid dug 85 per cent fewer nests, collected less pollen from crop flowers and produced 89 per cent fewer offspring than unexposed bees.
…
-
General11 hours agoMildura man given 28 years to pay $73,000 in unpaid fines and tolls
-
General14 hours agoAustralia’s race to rewire the country amid a global transmission boom is not unique
-
Noosa News23 hours agoBrisbane State High School wants playing fields, not apartment towers at Visy riverside site
-
General18 hours agoPrincess Diana enters Paris waxwork museum in ‘revenge dress’