Neonikotinoidlerin Zehir Etkilerini Belirlemede LD50 Değerleri Farklı Arı Türleri İçin Yanıltıcı Bir Öngösterge Olabilir

The importance of not only honey bees (Apis mellifera) but also other non-managed bee species and their pollination services has come to light with their recently reported declines. One contributing factor in these declines is thought to be sub-lethal exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides such as thiacloprid. However, current government regulatory agencies do not require the assessment of insecticide toxicity on bee species other than the honey...