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dc.contributor.authorWhitehorn, Penelope Ren_UK
dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Stephanieen_UK
dc.contributor.authorWackers, Felix Len_UK
dc.contributor.authorGoulson, Daveen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-18T23:27:12Z-
dc.date.available2013-06-18T23:27:12Zen_UK
dc.date.issued2012-04-20en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/7284-
dc.description.abstractGrowing evidence for declines in bee populations has caused great concern because of the valuable ecosystem services they provide. Neonicotinoid insecticides have been implicated in these declines because they occur at trace levels in the nectar and pollen of crop plants. We exposed colonies of the bumble bee Bombus terrestris in the laboratory to field-realistic levels of the neonicotinoid imidacloprid, then allowed them to develop naturally under field conditions. Treated colonies had a significantly reduced growth rate and suffered an 85% reduction in production of new queens compared with control colonies. Given the scale of use of neonicotinoids, we suggest that they may be having a considerable negative impact on wild bumble bee populations across the developed world.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Scienceen_UK
dc.relationWhitehorn PR, O'Connor S, Wackers FL & Goulson D (2012) Neonicotinoid pesticide reduces bumble bee colony growth and queen production. Science, 336 (6079), pp. 351-352. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1215025en_UK
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dc.subjectBumblebees Ecologyen_UK
dc.subjectBioenergeticsen_UK
dc.subjectInsects Ecologyen_UK
dc.titleNeonicotinoid pesticide reduces bumble bee colony growth and queen productionen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.rights.embargodate2999-12-21en_UK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1126/science.1215025en_UK
dc.identifier.pmid22461500en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleScienceen_UK
dc.citation.issn1095-9203en_UK
dc.citation.issn0036-8075en_UK
dc.citation.volume336en_UK
dc.citation.issue6079en_UK
dc.citation.spage351en_UK
dc.citation.epage352en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.author.emaildave.goulson@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBiological and Environmental Sciencesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBiological and Environmental Sciencesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationLancaster Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBiological and Environmental Sciencesen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000302995400047en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-84859988257en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid786087en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-9852-1012en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2012-04-20en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2012-08-06en_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
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local.rioxx.authorWhitehorn, Penelope R|0000-0001-9852-1012en_UK
local.rioxx.authorO'Connor, Stephanie|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorWackers, Felix L|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorGoulson, Dave|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
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