Neonicotinoids interfere with specific components of navigation in honeybees.

Three neonicotinoids, imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiacloprid, agonists of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in the central brain of insects, were applied at non-lethal doses in order to test their effects on honeybee navigation. A catch-and-release experimental design was applied in which fee...

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Main Authors: Johannes Fischer, Teresa Müller, Anne-Kathrin Spatz, Uwe Greggers, Bernd Grünewald, Randolf Menzel
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e4af8edb1c76452c9fbbda37396dc834
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