The blue orchard bee, shown here on the lacy phacelia wildflower, was exposed to a neonicotinoid for the study. (Clara Stuligross/UC Davis) Bees may require multiple generations to recover from single ...

Neonicotinoids are widely used pesticides, but they kill bees and harm ecosystems. New rules would treat them more like controlled drugs, requiring something akin to a prescription for their use.

Robo-bugs like this may seem sci-fi, but farm robots are being tested. A new class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids and the effects of glyphosate on bees may be leading pollinators toward what ...

The video shows bees exposed to Imidacloprid, a neonicotinoid pesticide. The bees on the right have been treated with red light therapy, mitigating the deleterious effects. The bees on the left are ...

Neonicotinoids are widely used insecticides, but have been linked to the decline of bees. Neonicotinoids are the most widely used insecticides in the world. But they've been linked to the decline of ...

A marked honey bee queen used during the study shown on a wax comb with adult workers, capped cells containing maturing workers, and open cells containing eggs that will develop into workers. (Photo: ...

(Beyond Pesticides, January 29, 2026) A study of ecotoxicity risk from neonicotinoid insecticides, published in Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, finds that chemicals in this class of ...

New research paints a worrying picture for the different species of bees that provide multi-million-euro pollination services in Ireland each yea. The work raises concerns about the potential ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 13, 2021) A new study is making it increasingly clear that current laws are not protecting wild, ground nesting bees from the hazards of neonicotinoid insecticides. According ...

A new UC Riverside study shows that a type of insecticide made for commercial plant nurseries is harmful to a typical bee even when applied well below the label rate. The study was published today in ...

A new study shows distinct effects of neonicotinoid pesticide exposure in different bumble bee body parts, explaining why pesticides have diverse harmful effects and highlighting the need for more ...