Apis mellifera (Insecta: Hymenoptera) in the target of neonicotinoids: A one-way ticket? Bioinsecticides can be an alternative

• Published in: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Vol. 163; pp. 28 - 36
• Main Authors: Santos, Ane C.C., Cristaldo, Paulo F., Araújo, Ana P.A., Melo, Carlisson R., Lima, Ana P.S., Santana, Emile D.R., de Oliveira, Bruna M.S., Oliveira, José W.S., Vieira, Jodnes S., Blank, Arie F., Bacci, Leandro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 15.11.2018
• Subjects: Colony Collapse Disorder; Cymbopogon martinii; Ecosystem services; Geraniol; Imidacloprid; Locomotion; Cymbopogon martinii; Locomotion; Ecosystem services; Imidacloprid; Geraniol; Colony Collapse Disorder

The recent decline of Apis mellifera populations around the world has been subject of intense research due to ecological and economic damages resulting from the loss of pollination services. The intensive use of insecticides from the neonicotinoids group is among the possible causal factors of this...