Claim · #6495197
imidacloprid · pest pressure · Lasioglossum spp.
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“neonicotinoids negatively associated with sweat bee occupancy”
- Authors
- Garibaldi L.A., et al.
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- Nature Sustainability
- Page
- 1
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Lasioglossum (small sweat bees) are sensitive to neonicotinoid contamination of soil and pollen; landscape-scale US occupancy declines reported (Main 2020, Stanley 2018).”
- entomologist · plausible
“Halictid bees show pronounced neonicotinoid sensitivity due to small body size and ground-nesting; reduced occupancy with imidacloprid use is well-supported.”
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