"Neonicotinoids, bee disorders and the sustainability of pollinator
services"
 
Jeroen P van der Sluijs1, Noa Simon-Delso1, Dave Goulson2, Laura Maxim3,
Jean-Marc Bonmatin4, Luc P Belzunces5
1 Environmental Sciences, Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University,
Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
2 School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, UK
3 Institut des Sciences de la Communication, CNRS UPS 3088, Paris, France
4 Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, UPR 4301 CNRS affiliated to Orléans
University and to INSERM, 45071 Orléans cedex 02, France
5 INRA, UR 406 Abeilles & Environnement, Laboratoire de Toxicologie
Environnementale, CS 40509, Avignon, France
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 2013, 5:xx–yy. This review
comes from a themed issue on Open issue 2013
Edited by Rik Leemans and William D Solecki.

Highlights:

- In 20 years neonicotinoids have become the most widely used class of
insecticides.
- Neonicotinoids have transformed the agrochemical landscape for
pollinators.
- At field realistic concentrations, neonicotinoids cause a wide range of
weakening effects on bees.
- A transition to pollinator-friendly alternatives to neonicotinoids is
urgently needed.

See more: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877343513000493

Kind regards,

Ghislain De Roeck,
Belgium.

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