Artículo:

Combined pesticide exposure severely affects individual- and colony-level traits in bees

Autor:

Richard J. Gill, Oscar Ramos-Rodriguez & Nigel E. Raine

Resumen:

Chronic exposure of bumblebees to two pesticides (a neonicotinoid and a pyrethroid) independently and in combination, at concentrations approximating field-level exposure, impairs natural foraging behaviour and increases worker mortality, with knock-on effects for brood development and colony success.

Página:

105

Sección:

LETTERS

Publicación:

Nature

Volúmen:

491

Número:

7422

Fecha:

1 noviembre 2012

ISSN:

00280836

SrcID:

00280836-2012-11-01.txt