Today, we've been informed that the Saving America's Pollinators Act is being reintroduced in the US House of Representatives.  The press release leads with: "Recent research provides convincing evidence of a link between neonicotinoids and poor bee health."  The Bill's finding (6) reads: "Scientists have linked the use of systemic neonicotinoid insecticides to the rapid decline of pollinators and to the deterioration of pollinator health."

Can somebody, please, provide references to some of the scientific, peer-reviewed studies that support these two quotes?  Perhaps, something more than Dr. Chensheng Lu's two studies and the Worldwide Integrated Assessment on Systemic Pesticides would be of benefit.

Thanks.

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