What pesticides do to bumble bee brains depends on dose and timing, study reveals
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 - 14:50
in Biology & Nature
Pesticides, widely used to protect crops from pests, often unintentionally harm pollinators like bumble bees. A new study, published in BMC Biology, has investigated the effects of three common pesticides—acetamiprid, clothianidin, and sulfoxaflor—on the brains of bumble bees.