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\"\"(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, June 20, 2018) Bumblebee queens that wake up from hibernation to a neonicotinoid-contaminated, monofloral landscape take longer to set up their nest and die-off at higher rates, according to new research from the University of California, Riverside<\/a> (UCR) published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B<\/em>. \u00a0While this is the first study to evaluate multiple stressors \u2013 pesticide exposure and a monotypic diet \u2013 on bumblebee pollinators as they initiate a new colony, it is far from the first to conclude that the neonicotinoid class of insecticides result in unacceptable adverse impacts to insect pollinators. With Pollinator Week 2018 underway, advocates say it is time that the U.S. catches up to the European Union<\/a> and Canada<\/a> and starts to ban the use of bee-toxic neonicotinoid insecticides.<\/p>\n

Bumblebee queens only live long enough to produce one colony. After establishing a colony over the spring and summer months, by fall a new queen hatches and the old queen dies. The new queen leaves the nest and mates, then goes underground to seek shelter and hibernate over the winter. If she makes it through the winter, the single queen will then emerge in spring to begin her own colony and start the cycle anew. Unlike honey bees, which produce colonies that can contain upwards of 50,000 bees, bumblebees create small colonies that will usually top out at around 450 bees. These factors all leave much more room for error and increase the risk of colony failure due to adverse environmental conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cQueens are probably already a bottleneck for bumblebee population dynamics,\u201d said Hollis Woodard, PhD, lead author of the study in a press release<\/a>. \u201cIf a queen dies because of exposure to manmade stressors, then a nest full of hundreds of important pollinators simply won\u2019t exist.\u201d<\/p>\n

UCR researchers aimed to investigate whether a hazardous environment, such as pesticide contamination or lack of floral diversity, affected a bumblebee queen\u2019s ability to successfully establish a new colony. The neonicotinoid imidacloprid was applied at a sublethal rate \u2013 5ppb- \u00a0in nectar fed to bumblebee queens after waking from hibernation. Those constantly exposed to this dose over the course of a little over a month were roughly six times more likely to die, and exhibited significantly less activity. At a shorter exposure time period of roughly half a month, some queens partially recovered, but the adverse effects of the insecticide were clear. While a monotypic diet of one pollen source did not lead to the same increased mortality or retarded movement, it did reduce the number of eggs a queen would lay.<\/p>\n

\u201cOurs is the first study to explore the impact of multiple stressors on bumblebee queens during an understudied but important phase of their lives. It joins a small but growing body of research suggesting there are unique effects on queens that can have dramatic consequences for future generations,\u201d Dr. Woodard said.<\/p>\n

Previous studies have indeed found neonicotinoids to be associated with altered feeding behaviors<\/a> and reduced egg development<\/a> in bumblebee queens, as well as the inhibition of pollination skills among bumblebee workers<\/a>, the loss of bumblebees\u2019 characteristic \u201cbuzz\u201d pollination technique<\/a>, and reductions in overall colony size<\/a>. And that represents a small sampling of independent scientific studies Beyond Pesticides has covered over only the past two years.<\/p>\n

As Dr. Woodward suggests, this study adds to an already well-established body of scientific data indicating that U.S. regulators should reconsider the ongoing use of neonicotinoid insecticides. \u201cOur research suggests there are hidden costs to insecticide use that may only be observed if you consider the totality of an organism\u2019s life history. This is intricately linked to human well-being because bee heath is extremely important for food production, biodiversity, and the environment,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Now is the time to take action for pollinator health. Help bring back their buzz to landscapes throughout the United States by participating in Pollinator Week 2018. \u00a0Check out Beyond Pesticides\u2019 Pollinator Week 2018<\/a> website for actions you can take to help reclaim pollinator-safe spaces. Also, view Seeds that Poison<\/a>.<\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n

Source: UCR Press Release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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