Tag: Neonicotinoid

  • Nation & World

    Bees on the brink

    Using an innovative robotic platform to observe bees’ behavior, Harvard researchers showed that, following exposure to a commonly used class of pesticides, bees spent less time nursing larvae and were less social than other bees.

    7 minutes
    Bees in hive
  • Nation & World

    Colder winters add to colony collapse

    Two widely used neonicotinoids — a class of insecticide — appear to significantly harm honeybee colonies over the winter, particularly during colder winters, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Pesticide tied to bee colony collapse

    The likely culprit in sharp worldwide declines in honeybee colonies since 2006 is imidacloprid, one of the most widely used pesticides, according to a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health.

    3 minutes