Pesticide harms wild bees, unique field study shows
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 14:30
in Biology & Nature
For the first time, a research project has investigated how a neonicotinoid pesticide, clothianidin, affects both honeybees and wild bees in an agricultural landscape. The study shows that honeybees can cope with exposure to the pesticide, but that it has a strong negative impact on wild bees.