A restatement of the natural science evidence base concerning neonicotinoid insecticides and insect pollinators

H.C.J. Godfray, T. Blacquiere, L.M. Field, R.S. Hails, G. Petrokofsky, S.G. Potts, N.E. Raine, A.J. Vanbergen, A.R. McLean

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    Abstract

    There is evidence that in Europe and North America many species of pollinators are in decline, both in abundance and distribution. Although there is a long list of potential causes of this decline, there is concern that neonicotinoid insecticides, in particular through their use as seed treatments are, at least in part, responsible. This paper describes a project that set out to summarize the natural science evidence base relevant to neonicotinoid insecticides and insect pollinators in as policy-neutral terms as possible. A series of evidence statements are listed and categorized according to the nature of the underlying information. The evidence summary forms the appendix to this paper and an annotated bibliography is provided in the electronic supplementary material.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number20140558
    Number of pages9
    JournalProceedings of the Royal Society. B: Biological Sciences
    Volume281
    Issue number1786
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

    Keywords

    • honey-bees
    • declines

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