Claim · #6495204
Neonicotinoidea (class) · pest pressure · Bombus spp.
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“neonicotinoids impair bumblebee foraging and reproduction”
- Authors
- Garibaldi L.A., et al.
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- Nature Sustainability
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Sublethal neonicotinoid effects on bumblebee foraging, navigation, and reproduction are extensively documented (Whitehorn 2012, Rundlöf 2015, Gill 2012).”
- entomologist · plausible
“Neonicotinoid nAChR agonism impairs bumblebee learning, homing, and queen production at field-realistic doses; mechanism and effect direction correct.”
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