A restatement of the natural science evidence base concerning neonicotinoid insecticides and insect pollinators

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 281, Issue 1786, 2014, Pages

  Godfray, H Charles J ^a   Blacquière, Tjeerd ^b   Field, Linda M ^c   Hails, Rosemary S ^d   Petrokofsky, Gillian ^a   Potts, Simon G ^e   Raine, Nigel E ^f,g   Vanbergen, Adam J ^d   McLean, Angela R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bumblebee; Honeybee; Insecticides; Neonicotinoids; Pollination; Pollinator

Indexed keywords

BEE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INSECT; NEONICOTINOID; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; POLLINATOR; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DECLINE; RANGE SIZE;

EID: 85016826766     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.0558     Document Type: Review

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