New paper out in Environmental Pollution! We found that bumblebees exposed to an acute dose of the novel insecticide flupyradifurone had impaired colour and olfactory learning/memory. Thread below. tinyurl.com/yckjpvkj @felicitymuth (1/11) Bumblebees are vital pollinators of crops and wildflowers. Flupyradifurone is a novel insecticide that offers a viable alternative to neonicotinoid pesticides, which are restricted in the EU. However, the potential impact of flupyradifurone on bumblebees is relatively unexplored

Really happy to present our new paper published in @Nature . We use meta-analysis to show that interactions between agrochemicals, poor nutrition and parasites interact synergistically to increase bee mortality. Start of thread (1/13). nature.com/articles/s4158… Interactions between environmental stressors contribute to bee declines. We analysed whether (i) these interactions have an overall synergistic effect on bees and (ii) determine if certain stressor groups (e.g. pesticides) are more likely to induce synergism than others.