RESEARCH RESOURCES FROM ONTARIO BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION:
- Gennaro DiPrisco, Valeria Cavaliere, Desiderato Annoscia et al "Neonicotinoid clothianidin adversely affects insect immunity and promotes replication of a viral pathogen in honey bees" national Academy of Sciences of the United States.
- Sally Williamson and Geraldine Wright, "Exposure to multiple cholinergic pesticides impairs olfactory learning and memory in honey bees." Journal of Experimental Biology 2013
- Jeroen P VanderSluijs, Noa Simon-Delso, Dave Goulson, Laura Maxim, Jean-MarcBonmatin, Luc P. Belzunes "Neonicotinoids, bee disorders and the sustainability of pollinator services" Current Opinion Environmental Sustainability 2013
- Jeffrey S Pettis et al. "Crop Pollination Exposes Honey Bees to Pesticides Which Alters Their Susceptability to the Gut Pathogen Nosema Ceranae". 2013 PlosOne
- Dave Goulson: An overview of the environmental risks posed by neonicotinoid pesticides. Journal of Applied Ecology 2013
- Rosemary Mason, Henk Tennekes, Francisco Sanchez-Bayo; "Immune Suppression by Neonicotinoid Insecticides at the Root of Global Wildlife Declines." Journal of Environmental Immunology. 2013
- Van Dijk, Tessa C, Van Staalduinen, Marja A, Van de Sluijs, Jeroen P. "Macro-Invertebrate Decline in Surface Water Polluted with Imadacloprid." May 2013 PLOS ONE
- Gill, Richard J, Ram0s-Rodrigues, Oscar, & Raine, Nigel E. "Combined pesticide exposure severely affects individual - and colony - level traits in bees." Nature 2012
- Tappara, A. Marton,D. Gioria, C. Zanella, A. Solda, L. Marzaro, M. Vivan, L. Girolami, V. (2012) “Assessment of the environmental exposure of honeybees to particulate matter containing neonicotinoid insecticides coming from corn coated seeds”
- Krupke, C.H. Hunt, G.J. Eitzer, B.D. Andino, G. Given, K (2012) “Multiple routes of pesticide exposure for honey bees living near agricultural fields”
- Toshiro Yamada Kazuko Yamada Naoko Wada "Influence of Dinotefuran and Clothianidin on a Bee Colony. Graduate School of Natural Science & Technology, Kanazawa (Japan) University
- Mickael Henry et al: A common pesticide decreases foraging success and survival in honey bees. 2012
Evaluation of Canadian Bee Mortalities that Coincided with Corn Planting in Spring 2012
Government and NGO reports:
- Neonicotinoids in Quebec
- Xerces Society: Beyond the Birds and Bees
- Report from the European Parliament on Pesticide Research
- UK Parliamentary environmental audit
- Xerces Society Are Neonicotinoids Killing Bees?
- Congressional Research Service. Bee Health: The Role of Pesticides
- Pesticides and Honey Bees: State of the Science
- The Impact of the Nation's Most Widely Used Insecticides on Birds. The American Bird Conservatory
1) Nature.com video on bees and pesticides
2) Press Release from the European Food Safety Authority
3) From Earth Focus: Video on neonicotinoids
4) From The Disappearance of the Bees video
5) Dan Rather reports on neonicotinoids and the EPA
6) Dan Davidson's PPt presentation to the OBA Summer Meeting
7) Bee Bulletin: Ban Neonicotinoids, Save the Bees
8) 10 Facts about Neonicotinoids in Ontario: Susan Chan
AN INTRODUCTION
OUR RESOLUTION
OUR THINKING
GROUNDBREAKING 2013
BEES IN THE NEWS
BEEKEEPERS SPEAK OUT
OPPOSING VIEWS
RESEARCH LINKS: ONTARIO BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION
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