Claim · #6495193
imidacloprid · pest pressure · Bombus spp.
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“neonicotinoid use negatively associated with bumble bee distributions”
- Authors
- Garibaldi L.A., et al.
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- Nature Sustainability
- Page
- 1
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Imidacloprid negatively associated with Bombus distributions matches Main et al. 2020, Woodcock 2017; spatial-occupancy evidence solid.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Neonicotinoid harm to bumble bees including imidacloprid is well-replicated in field-realistic studies and occupancy modeling.”
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