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Banned EU Pesticide Affects Learning of Honey Bees But Not Bumblebees. First-of-its-Kind Research by The University of Sussex Has Implications For Insecticide Regulation
University of Sussex
Exposure to a pesticide banned by the European Union significantly
affects the learning of honey bees but has no effect on bumblebees –
scientists from the University of Sussex have discovered.
The research, published today, is the first time scientists have
looked into how both species respond to field-realistic-levels of the
neonicotinoid insecticide ‘clothianidin’ which was banned for use on
flowering crops by the European Union in 2013.
Scientists e
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Oct 26th 2021