Field-level clothianidin exposure affects bumblebees but generally not their pathogens
The potential impact of neonicotinoid field exposure on bumblebee microbiota remains unclear. In a landscape—scale study, Wintermantel et al. show that whilst exposure to clothianidin impacts Bombus terrestris performance, it does not affect levels of gut bacteria, viruses or intracellular parasites...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07914-3 |