Planting of neonicotinoid-coated corn raises honey bee mortality and sets back colony development

Worldwide occurrences of honey bee colony losses have raised concerns about bee health and the sustainability of pollination-dependent crops. While multiple causal factors have been identified, seed coating with insecticides of the neonicotinoid family has been the focus of much discussion and resea...

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Main Authors: Olivier Samson-Robert, Geneviève Labrie, Madeleine Chagnon, Valérie Fournier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3670.pdf