[Pollinator] List of Neonicotinoid Reseach - please add to it

Wed Aug 1 11:21:19 PDT 2012

Here are some studies that may be pertinent as well. I omitted the ones that were repeats to your current list. These sources were taken from www.operationbee.com 

·         [29] vanEngelsdorp D, Evans JD, Donovall L, Mullin C, Frazier M, Frazier J, et al. 2009. “Entombed pollen”: a new condition in honey bee colonies associated with increased risk of colony mortality. J Invertebr Pathol 101(2): 147--‐149.

·         [30] Bonmatin JM, Marchand PA, Charvet R, Moineau I, Bengsch ER, Colin ME. 2005. Quantification of imidacloprid uptake in maize crops. J Agr Food Chem 53: 5336--‐5341.

·         [31] Henry, M., Reguin, M., Requier, F., et al. 2012. A Common Pesticide Decreases Foraging Success and Survival in Honey Bees. Science (20): 348 --‐ 350.

·         [32] Aliouane Y., El Hassani Athiamethoxam. K., Gary V., Armengaud C., Lambin M., Gauthier M., 2009. Subchronic exposure of honey bees to sublethal doses of pesticides: effects on behavior. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 28(1): 113–122.

·         [33] Medrzycki P, Montanari R, Bortolotti L, Sabatini AG, Maini S, Porrini C. 2003. Effects of imidacloprid administered in sub--‐lethal doses on honey bee behaviour. Laboratory tests. B Insectol 56(1): 59--‐62.

·          [35] Bonmatin, J.M., Marchand P.A, Charvet R, Colin M.E, 1994. “Fate of systemic insecticides in fields (Imidacloprid and Fipronil) and risks for pollinators, in First European Conference of Apidology”. Udine 19-23 September 2004.

·         [36] Yang EC, Chuang YC, Chen YL, Chang LH. 2008. Abnormal foraging behavior induced by sublethal dosage of imidacloprid in the honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae). J of Econ Entomol 101(6): 1743--‐1748.

·          [38] Cane J. H. and V. J. Tepedino. 2001. “Causes and extent of declines among native North American invertebrate pollinators: detection, evidence, and consequences”. Conservation Ecology 5(1): 1 at <http://www.consecol.org/vol5/iss1/art1/> http://www.consecol.org/vol5/iss1/art1/

·         [39] Nabhan G.P. and Buchmann S.L, 1997. “Pollination services: biodiversity’s direct link to world food stability”, in G. Daly, ed. Ecosystem Services, Island Press, Washington, D.C.

·         [40] Colin M. E., Bonmatin J. M. et al. 2004. “Quantitative analysis of the foraging activity of honey bees: relevance to the sub-lethal effects induced by systemic insecticides”. Arch. Environm. Contam. Toxicol. 47, 387-395.

·         [43] Smodis Skerl MI, Kmecl V, Gregorc A. 2010. Exposure to pesticides at sublethal level and their distribution within a honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 85(2): 125--‐8.

·         [44] Dai P--‐L, Wang Q, Sun J--‐H, Liu F, Wang X, Wu Y--‐Y and Zhou T. 2010. Effects of sub--‐lethal concentrations of bifenthrin and deltamethrin on fecundity, growth, and development of the honeybee Apis mellifera ligustica. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29: 644–649.

·         [45] Pettis JS, vanEngelsdorp D, Johnson J, Dively G. 2012. Pesticide exposure in honey bees results in increased levels of the gut pathogen Nosema. Naturwissenschaften.

·         [46] Vidau C, Diogon M, Aufauvre J, Fontbonne R, Viguès B, et al. 2011. Exposure to sublethal doses of fipronil and thiacloprid highly increases mortality of honey bees previously infected by Nosema ceranae. PLoS ONE 6(6): e21550.

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Abramson, C. I., Sokolowski, M. B. C., Brown, E. a, & Pilard, S. (2011). The effect of pymetrozine (Plenum WG-50(®)) on proboscis extension conditioning in honey bees (Apis mellifera: Hybrid var. Buckfast). Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 1–9. doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.11.038

Adgaba, N., Al-ghamdi, A. A., Chernet, M. H., Ali, Y. A., Ansari, M. J., Radloff, S. E., & Howard, R. H. (2012). An Experiment on Comb Orientation by Honey Bees ( Hymenoptera : Apidae ) in Traditional Hives. Journal of Economic Entomology, 105(3), 777–782.

Alaux, C., Brunet, J.-L., Dussaubat, C., Mondet, F., Tchamitchan, S., Cousin, M., Brillard, J., et al. (2010). Interactions between Nosema microspores and a neonicotinoid weaken honeybees (Apis mellifera). Environmental microbiology, 12(3), 774–82. doi:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.02123.x

ApeNet. (2011). Effects of coated maize seed on honey bees - Report based on results obtained from the second year ( 2010 ) activity of the APENET project.

Aufauvre, J., Biron, D. G., Vidau, C., Fontbonne, R., Roudel, M., Diogon, M., Viguès, B., et al. (2012). Parasite-insecticide interactions: a case study of Nosema ceranae and fipronil synergy on honeybee. Scientific reports, 2, 326. doi:10.1038/srep00326

BONZINI, S., TREMOLADA, P., BERNARDINELLI, I., COLOMBO, M., & VIGHI, M. (2011). Predicting pesticide fate in the hive (part 1) experimentally determined τ-fluvalinate residues in bees, honey and wax. Apidologie, 42, 378–390.

Belzunces, L. P. (1995). MELLIFERA L . EXPOSED TO SUBLETHAL DOSE OF DELTAMETHRIN. Environmental Toxicology, 14(5), 855–860.

Blacquière, T., Smagghe, G., van Gestel, C. a M., & Mommaerts, V. (2012). Neonicotinoids in bees: a review on concentrations, side-effects and risk assessment. Ecotoxicology (London, England). doi:10.1007/s10646-012-0863-x

Boncristiani, H., Underwood, R., Schwarz, R., Evans, J. D., Pettis, J. S., & Vanengelsdorp, D. (2011). Direct effect of acaricides on pathogen loads and gene expression levels of honey bee Apis mellifera. Journal of insect physiology, (December). doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.12.011

Boutabet, K., Kebsa, W., Alyane, M., & Lahouel, M. (2011). Polyphenolic fraction of Algerian propolis protects rat kidney against acute oxidative stress induced by doxorubicin. Indian journal of nephrology, 21(2), 101–6. doi:10.4103/0971-4065.82131

Brittain, C., & Potts, S. G. (2011). The potential impacts of insecticides on the life-history traits of bees and the consequences for pollination. Basic and Applied Ecology, 12(4), 321–331. doi:10.1016/j.baae.2010.12.004

Brittain, C. a., Vighi, M., Bommarco, R., Settele, J., & Potts, S. G. (2010). Impacts of a pesticide on pollinator species richness at different spatial scales. Basic and Applied Ecology, 11(2), 106–115. doi:10.1016/j.baae.2009.11.007

Cameron, S. a, Lozier, J. D., Strange, J. P., Koch, J. B., Cordes, N., Solter, L. F., & Griswold, T. L. (2011). Patterns of widespread decline in North American bumble bees. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108(2), 662–7. doi:10.1073/pnas.1014743108

Castillo, C., Chen, H., Graves, C., Maisonnasse, A., Le Conte, Y., & Plettner, E. (2012). Biosynthesis of ethyl oleate, a primer pheromone, in the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.). Insect biochemistry and molecular biology, (March), 1–13. doi:10.1016/j.ibmb.2012.02.002

Chauzat, M., & Faucon, J. (2007). Pesticide residues in beeswax samples collected from honey bee colonies ( Apis mellifera L .) in France. Pest Management Science, 1106(December 2006), 1100–1106. doi:10.1002/ps

Chauzat, M.-P., Carpentier, P., Martel, A.-C., Bougeard, S., Cougoule, N., Porta, P., Lachaize, J., et al. (2009). Influence of Pesticide Residues on Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colony Health in France. Environmental Entomology, 38(3), 514–523. doi:10.1603/022.038.0302

Ciarlo, T. J., Mullin, C. a., Frazier, J. L., & Schmehl, D. R. (2012). Learning Impairment in Honey Bees Caused by Agricultural Spray Adjuvants. (G. Smagghe, Ed.)PLoS ONE, 7(7), e40848. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040848

Colin, M. E., Bonmatin, J. M., Moineau, I., Gaimon, C., Brun, S., & Vermandere, J. P. (2004). A method to quantify and analyze the foraging activity of honey bees: relevance to the sublethal effects induced by systemic insecticides. Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, 47(3), 387–95. doi:10.1007/s00244-004-3052-y

Connor, S. O., Park, K. J., & Goulson, D. (2012). Humans versus dogs ; a comparison of methods for the detection of bumble bee nests Humanos frente a perros ; comparación de métodos para la detección de abejorros. Journal Of Apicultural Research, 51(2). doi:10.3896/IBRA.1.51.2.

Cox-Foster, D., Conlan, S., Holmes, E. C., Palacios, G., Evans, J. D., Moran, N. a, Quan, P.-L., et al. (2007). A metagenomic survey of microbes in honey bee colony collapse disorder. Science (New York, N.Y.), 318(5848), 283–7. doi:10.1126/science.1146498

Cresswell, J. E. (2011). A meta-analysis of experiments testing the effects of a neonicotinoid insecticide (imidacloprid) on honey bees. Ecotoxicology (London, England), 20(1), 149–57. doi:10.1007/s10646-010-0566-0

Cresswell, J. E., Desneux, N., & Vanengelsdorp, D. (2012). Dietary traces of neonicotinoid pesticides as a cause of population declines in honey bees: an evaluation by Hill’s epidemiological criteria. Pest management science, (January). doi:10.1002/ps.3290

Cutler, G. C., & Scott-dupree, C. D. (2007). Exposure to Clothianidin Seed-Treated Canola Has No Long-Term Impact on Honey Bees Exposure to Clothianidin Seed-Treated Canola Has No Long-Term Impact on Honey Bees. Journal of Economic Entomology, 100(3), 765–772. doi:10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100

Decourtye, A. (2004). Imidacloprid impairs memory and brain metabolism in the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 78(2), 83–92. doi:10.1016/j.pestbp.2003.10.001

Decourtye, A., Devillers, J., Aupinel, P., Brun, F., Bagnis, C., Fourrier, J., & Gauthier, M. (2011). Honeybee tracking with microchips: a new methodology to measure the effects of pesticides. Ecotoxicology (London, England), 20(2), 429–37. doi:10.1007/s10646-011-0594-4

Decourtye, A., Devillers, J., Cluzeau, S., Charreton, M., & Pham-Delègue, M.-H. (2004). Effects of imidacloprid and deltamethrin on associative learning in honeybees under semi-field and laboratory conditions. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 57(3), 410–9. doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2003.08.001

Desneux, N., Decourtye, A., & Delpuech, J.-M. (2007). The sublethal effects of pesticides on beneficial arthropods. Annual review of entomology, 52, 81–106. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.52.110405.091440

Donnarumma, L., Pulcini, P., Pochi, D., Rosati, S., Lusco, L., & Conte, E. (2011). Preliminary study on persistence in soil and residues in maize of imidacloprid. Journal of environmental science and health. Part. B, Pesticides, food contaminants, and agricultural wastes, 46(6), 469–72. doi:10.1080/03601234.2011.583848

El Hassani, A. K., Dacher, M., Gary, V., Lambin, M., Gauthier, M., & Armengaud, C. (2008). Effects of sublethal doses of acetamiprid and thiamethoxam on the behavior of the honeybee (Apis mellifera). Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, 54(4), 653–61. doi:10.1007/s00244-007-9071-8

Ellis, M. D. (2010). Pesticides Applied to Crops and Honey Bee Toxicity. American Bee Journal, 485-486. Retrieved from  <http://entomology.unl.edu/faculty/ellispubs/CAP.pdf> http://entomology.unl.edu/faculty/ellispubs/CAP.pdf

Faucon, J.-P., Aurières, C., Drajnudel, P., Mathieu, L., Ribière, M., Martel, A.-C., Zeggane, S., et al. (2005). Experimental study on the toxicity of imidacloprid given in syrup to honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies. Pest management science, 61(2), 111–25. doi:10.1002/ps.957

Fernandez, F. C., Da Cruz-Landim, C., & Malaspina, O. (2012). Influence of the insecticide pyriproxyfen on the flight muscle differentiation of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Microscopy research and technique, 000(November 2011), 1–5. doi:10.1002/jemt.22003

Frazier, M., Mullin, C. a., Frazier, J., & Ashcraft, S. (2007). What Have Pesticides Got to Do with It? Most, 1–5.

Girolami, V., Mazzon, L., Squartini, A., Mori, N., Marzaro, M., Bernardo, D., Greatti, M., et al. (2009). Translocation of Neonicotinoid Insecticides from Coated Seeds to Seedling Guttation Drops: A Novel Way of Intoxication for Bees. Journal of Economic Entomology, 102(5), 1808–1815. doi:10.1603/029.102.0511

Gregorc, A., Evans, J. D., Scharf, M., & Ellis, J. D. (2012). Gene expression in honey bee (Apis mellifera) larvae exposed to pesticides and Varroa mites (Varroa destructor). Journal of insect physiology. Elsevier Ltd. doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.03.015

Guez, D. (2003). Effects of imidacloprid metabolites on habituation in honeybees suggest the existence of two subtypes of nicotinic receptors differentially expressed during adult development. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 75(1), 217–222. doi:10.1016/S0091-3057(03)00070-4

Haarmann, T., Spivak, M., Weaver, D., Weaver, B., & Glenn, T. (2002). Effects of Fluvalinate and Coumaphos on Queen Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Two Commercial Queen Rearing Operations. Journal of Economic Entomology, 95(1), 28–35. doi:10.1603/0022-0493-95.1.28

Hawthorne, D. J., & Dively, G. P. (2011). Killing Them with Kindness? In-Hive Medications May Inhibit Xenobiotic Efflux Transporters and Endanger Honey Bees. (G. Smagghe, Ed.)PLoS ONE, 6(11), e26796. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0026796

Huntzinger, A. C. I., James, R. R., Bosch, J., & Kemp, W. P. (2008). Fungicide Tests on Adult Alfalfa Leafcutting Bees ( Hymenoptera : Megachilidae ) Fungicide Tests on Adult Alfalfa Leafcutting Bees ( Hymenoptera : Megachilidae ). Journal of Economic Entomology, 101(4), 1088–1094. doi:10.1603/0022-0493(2008)101

Iwasa, T. (2004). Mechanism for the differential toxicity of neonicotinoid insecticides in the honey bee, Apis mellifera. Crop Protection, 23(5), 371–378. doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2003.08.018

James, R. R., & Xu, J. (2012). Mechanisms by which pesticides affect insect immunity. Journal of invertebrate pathology, 109(2), 175–82. doi:10.1016/j.jip.2011.12.005

Johnson, R. M., Ellis, M. D., Mullin, C. a., & Frazier. M. (2010). Pesticides and honey bee toxicity - USA. Apidologie. Retrieved from  <http://entomology.unl.edu/faculty/ellispubs/Pesticides.pdf> http://entomology.unl.edu/faculty/ellispubs/Pesticides.pdf

Krupke, C. H., Hunt, G. J., Eitzer, B. D., Andino, G., & Given, K. (2012). Multiple Routes of Pesticide Exposure for Honey Bees Living Near Agricultural Fields. (G. Smagghe, Ed.)PLoS ONE, 7(1), e29268. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029268

Köhler, A., Pirk, C. W. W., & Nicolson, S. W. (2011). Honeybees and nectar nicotine: Deterrence and reduced survival versus potential health benefits. Journal of insect physiology, (December). doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.12.002

LAURINO, D., PORPORATO, M., PATETTA, A., & MANINO, A. (2011). Toxicity of neonicotinoid insecticides to honey bees : laboratory tests. Bulletin of Insectology, 64(1), 107–113.

Lambin, M., Armengaud, C., Raymond, S., & Gauthier, M. (2001). Imidacloprid-induced facilitation of the proboscis extension reflex habituation in the honeybee. Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology, 48(3), 129–34. doi:10.1002/arch.1065

Mao, W., Schuler, M. A., & Berenbaum, M. R. (2011). CYP9Q-mediated detoxification of acaricides in the honey bee ( Apis mellifera ). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 6–11. doi:10.1073/pnas.1109535108

Martel, A.-C., Zeggane, S., Aurières, C., Drajnudel, P., Faucon, J.-P., & Aubert, M. (2007). Acaricide residues in honey and wax after treatment of honey bee colonies with Apivar or Asuntol 50. Apidologie, 38, 534–544. doi:10.1051/apido

Marzaro, M., Vivan, L., Targa, A., Mazzon, L., Mori, N., Greatti, M., TOffolo, E. P., et al. (2011). Lethal aerial powdering of honey bees with neonicotinoids from fragments of maize seed coat. Bulletin of Insectology, 64(1), 119–126.

Maxim, L., & van der Sluijs, J. P. (2007). Uncertainty: Cause or effect of stakeholders’ debates? Analysis of a case study: The risk for honeybees of the insecticide Gaucho((R)). SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 376, 1–17. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.12.052

Maxim, L., & van der Sluijs, J. P. (2009). Multicausality: from science to discourse, Evidence from a French case study. In A. P. Guimaraes & S. Funtowicz (Eds.), Science for Policy (pp. 67–80). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from  <http://www.jvds.nl/bijensterfte/03-Multi-Causal.pdf> http://www.jvds.nl/bijensterfte/03-Multi-Causal.pdf

Maxim, L., & van der Sluijs, J. P. (2010). Expert explanations of honeybee losses in areas of extensive agriculture in France: Gaucho (R) compared with other supposed causal factors. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 5. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/5/1/014006

Mommaerts, V., Reynders, S., Boulet, J., Besard, L., Sterk, G., & Smagghe, G. (2010). Risk assessment for side-effects of neonicotinoids against bumblebees with and without impairing foraging behavior. Ecotoxicology (London, England), 19(1), 207–15. doi:10.1007/s10646-009-0406-2

Mullin, C. a., Frazier, M., Frazier, J. L., Ashcraft, S., Simonds, R., Vanengelsdorp, D., & Pettis, J. S. (2010a). High levels of miticides and agrochemicals in North American apiaries: implications for honey bee health. PloS one, 5(3), e9754. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009754

Mullin, C. a., Frazier, M., Frazier, J. L., Ashcraft, S., Simonds, R., Vanengelsdorp, D., & Pettis, J. S. (2010b). High levels of miticides and agrochemicals in North American apiaries: implications for honey bee health. PloS one, 5(3), e9754. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009754

Nguyen, B. K., Saegerman, C., Pirard, C., Mignon, J., Widart, J., Thirionet, B., Verheggen, F. J., et al. (2009). Does Imidacloprid Seed-Treated Maize Have an Impact on Honey Bee Mortality? Journal of Economic Entomology, 102(2), 616–623. doi:10.1603/029.102.0220

Pareja, L., Colazzo, M., Pérez-Parada, A., Niell, S., Carrasco-Letelier, L., Besil, N., Cesio, M. V., et al. (2011). Detection of pesticides in active and depopulated beehives in Uruguay. International journal of environmental research and public health, 8(10), 3844–58. doi:10.3390/ijerph8103844

Pettis, J. S., Collins, A., Wilbanks, R., & Feldlaufer, M. F. (2004a). Effects of coumaphos on queen rearing in the honey bee , Apis mellifera. Apidologie, 35, 605–610. doi:10.1051/apido

Pettis, J. S., Collins, A., Wilbanks, R., & Feldlaufer, M. F. (2004b). Effects of coumaphos on queen rearing in the honey bee , Apis mellifera. Apidologie, 35, 605–610. doi:10.1051/apido

Pilling, E. D., & Jepson, P. C. (1993). Synergism between EBI fungicides and a pyrethroid insecticide in the honeybee (Apis mellifera). Pesticide Science, 39(4), 293–297. doi:10.1002/ps.2780390407

Pérez-Parada, A., Colazzo, M., Besil, N., Geis-Asteggiante, L., Rey, F., & Heinzen, H. (2011). Determination of coumaphos, chlorpyrifos and ethion residues in propolis tinctures by matrix solid-phase dispersion and gas chromatography coupled to flame photometric and mass spectrometric detection. Journal of chromatography. A. doi:10.1016/j.chroma.2011.06.097

RORTAIS, A., ARNOLD, G., Halm, M., & TOUFFET-BRIENS, F. (2005). Modes of honeybees exposure to systemic insecticides : estimated amounts of contaminated pollen and nectar consumed by different categories of bees. Apidologie, 36(1), 71–83. doi:10.1051/apido

Ramirez-Romero, R., Chaufaux, J., & Pham-Delegue, M.-H. (2005). Effects of Cry1Ab protoxin , deltamethrin and imidacloprid on the foraging activity and the learning performances of the honeybee Apis mellifera , a comparative approach 1. Apidologie, 36(4), 601–611. doi:10.1051/apido

Sande, D., Mullen, J., Wetzstein, M., & Houston, J. (2011). Environmental impacts from pesticide use: a case study of soil fumigation in Florida tomato production. International journal of environmental research and public health, 8(12), 4649–61. doi:10.3390/ijerph8124649

Schmuck, R., Schöning, R., Stork, A., & Schramel, O. (2001). Risk posed to honeybees (Apis mellifera L, Hymenoptera) by an imidacloprid seed dressing of sunflowers. Pest management science, 57(3), 225–38. doi:10.1002/ps.270

Scott-Dupree, C. D., Conroy, L., & Harris, C. R. (2009). Impact of Currently Used or Potentially Useful Insecticides for Canola Agroecosystems on Bombus impatiens (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Megachile rotundata (Hymentoptera: Megachilidae), and Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 102(1), 177–182. doi:10.1603/029.102.0125

Suchail, S., De Sousa, G., Rahmani, R., & Belzunces, L. P. (2004). In vivo distribution and metabolisation of 14C-imidacloprid in different compartments of Apis mellifera L. Pest management science, 60(11), 1056–62. doi:10.1002/ps.895

Suchail, S., Debrauwer, L., & Belzunces, L. P. (2004). Metabolism of imidacloprid in Apis mellifera. Pest management science, 60(3), 291–6. doi:10.1002/ps.772

Tapparo, A., Marton, D., Giorio, C., Zanella, A., Solda, L., Marzaro, M., Vivan, L., et al. (2012). Assessment of the Environmental Exposure of Honeybees to Particulate Matter Containing Neonicotinoid Insecticides Coming from Corn Coated Seeds. Environmental Science and Technology.

Tennekes, H. A., & Sánchez-bayo, F. (2011). Time-Dependent Toxicity of Neonicotinoids and Other Toxicants : Implications for a New Approach to Risk Assessment. Environmental & Analytical Toxicology, 1–8. doi:10.4172/2161-0525.S4-001

Tennekes, H. a. (2011). The significance of the Druckrey–Küpfmüller equation for risk assessment—The toxicity of neonicotinoid insecticides to arthropods is reinforced by exposure time: Responding to a Letter to the Editor by Drs. C. Maus and R. Nauen of Bayer CropScience AG. Toxicology, 280(3), 173–175. doi:10.1016/j.tox.2010.11.015

Thompson, H. M., Wilkins, S., Battersby, A. H., Waite, R. J., & Wilkinson, D. (2007). Modelling long-term effects of IGRs (Insect Growth Regulators) on honey bee colonies. Pest Management Science, 63, 1081–1084. doi:10.1002/ps

Tomé, H. V. V., Martins, G. F., Lima, M. A. P., Campos, L. A. O., & Guedes, R. N. C. (2012). Imidacloprid-Induced Impairment of Mushroom Bodies and Behavior of the Native Stingless Bee Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioides. PloS one, 7(6), e38406. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0038406

Tsigouri, a. D., Menkissoglu-Spiroudi, U., Thrasyvoulou, A., & Diamantidis, G. (2004). Fluvalinate Residues in Honey and Beeswax after Different Colony Treatments. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 72(5), 975–982. doi:10.1007/s00128-004-0339-7

Tsiropoulos, N. G., & Amvrazi, E. G. (2011). Determination of pesticide residues in honey by single-drop microextraction and gas chromatography. Journal of AOAC International, 94(2), 634–44. Retrieved from  <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21563700> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21563700

Underwood, R. M., & Currie, R. W. (2003). The effects of temperature and dose of formic acid on treatment efficacy against Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae), a parasite of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Experimental & applied acarology, 29(3-4), 303–13. Retrieved from  <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14635816> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14635816

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Vanengelsdorp, D., Evans, J. D., Saegerman, C., Mullin, C. a., Haubruge, E., Nguyen, B. K., Frazier, M., et al. (2009). Colony collapse disorder: a descriptive study. PloS one, 4(8), e6481. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006481

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On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 2:25 PM, < <mailto:Ladadams at aol.com> Ladadams at aol.com> wrote:

This call comes from Buglife in England, and it you want to add studies to the list, please send them both to  <mailto:info at pollinator.org> info at pollinator.org and  <mailto:Matt.Shardlow at BUGLIFE.ORG.UK> Matt.Shardlow at BUGLIFE.ORG.UK.  We will post this list on  <http://www.pollinator.org/> www.pollinator.org and  <http://www.nappc.org/> www.nappc.org. 

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From:  <mailto:Matt.Shardlow at BUGLIFE.ORG.UK> Matt.Shardlow at BUGLIFE.ORG.UK
To:  <mailto:ICPBR at LISTSERV.UOGUELPH.CA> ICPBR at LISTSERV.UOGUELPH.CA
Sent: 7/31/2012 2:42:49 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time
Subj: Re: Bee protection group (bumblebee) under fire for failing to fight pesticide "armageddon."

Here is a summary of recent research into Neonicotinoids, please let me know if there are any significant studies missing.

Cheers

Matt

Matt Shardlow
Chief Executive

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-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Shardlow 
Sent: 30 July 2012 21:56
To: Peter Kevan;  <mailto:ICPBR at LISTSERV.UOGUELPH.CA> ICPBR at LISTSERV.UOGUELPH.CA
Subject: RE: Bee protection group (bumblebee) under fire for failing to fight pesticide "armageddon."

In 2009 Buglife did a thorough review of the available scientific evidence of effects of neonicotinoids on insects  <http://www.buglife.org.uk/Resources/Buglife/revised%20neonics%20report.pdf> http://www.buglife.org.uk/Resources/Buglife/revised%20neonics%20report.pdf

We have not repeated this recently, but another review is justified.  We do also have a summary of post 2009 research but can’t claim it is comprehensive; I can circulate that tomorrow if people are interested.

For ICPBR members to focus on the scientific data is of course correct, but also significant and relevant to the ICPBR are the regulatory pesticide authorisation processes and the scientific quality and breadth of risk assessment of those processes.

Currently the risk assessment processes do not include any assessment of the effects of insecticides on wild pollinators, hence formal  pesticide approval processes (such as the EU DAR) cannot assure us that the approved chemicals are therefore environmentally safe.  This is not just the opinion of Buglife, it is also the opinion of Defra/Fera and the European Food Safety Authority.

The 2008 Fera/Defra report ‘Are pesticide risk assessments for honeybees protective of other pollinators’ states that:-

“There are many cases where species are several orders of magnitude more sensitive on a per individual or weight basis than honeybees, e.g. Lepidopteran larvae. Therefore more detailed information on the toxicity of pesticides to a range of species and life stages is required to assess the sensitivity of wild pollinators relative to honeybees.”

“Given the wide range of plants species dependent on non-Apis [non-Honeybee] pollinators a reduction in wild pollinators is likely to have knock on effects on the plant species pollinated by them, resulting in less forage.”  

“More detailed toxicity and exposure information for a range of species is required for a robust assessment of the risk posed.”

 <http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&Module=More&Location=None&Completed=0&ProjectID=15390> http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&Module=More&Location=None&Completed=0&ProjectID=15390

The very recent ‘Scientific Opinion on the science behind the development of a risk assessment of Plant Protection Products on bees (Apis mellifera, Bombus spp. and solitary bees)’ European Food Safety Authority (2012) report states:-

“Larvae of solitary bees consume large mass provisions with unprocessed pollen thus, compared with honey bee larvae, they are more exposed to residues in pollen. Moreover, bumble bees and solitary bees may be exposed to a larger extent via contact with nesting material (soil or plants) compared to honey bees, suggesting the need for a separate risk assessment for bumble bees and solitary bees.”

 <http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2668.htm> http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2668.htm

I hope most ICPBR members can support the call for introducing a range of standard tests of pesticides across a range of non-target pollinator groups.  If we can achieve these improvements in the scientific process then in the future pesticides are much less likely to damage pollinator populations.

Best wishes

Matt

Matt Shardlow
Chief Executive

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