Study shows glyphosate impairs learning in bumblebees
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What impacts do agrochemicals have on the ongoing global insect decline? Biologists at the University of Konstanz have found out that aversive learning is impaired in bumblebees exposed to glyphosate. Their study is published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.
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Popular herbicide weakens bumblebees' color vision
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How do neonicotinoids affect social bees? Linking proximate mechanisms to ecological impacts - ScienceDirect
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Glyphosate weedkiller damages wild bee colonies, study reveals : r/science
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Bee declines driven by combined stress from parasites, pesticides, and lack of flowers
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Climate Change: It's a Buzzkill for Bumblebees, Study Finds - The New York Times
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Field-realistic acute exposure to glyphosate-based herbicide impairs fine-color discrimination in bumblebees - ScienceDirect
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Effects of chronic sublethal glyphosate (Gly2.5) exposure on gut fungi
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No effect of dual exposure to sulfoxaflor and a trypanosome parasite on bumblebee olfactory learning
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Roundup causes high levels of mortality following contact exposure in bumble bees - Straw - 2021 - Journal of Applied Ecology - Wiley Online Library
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Degradation of Color Discrimination Associated with Glyphosate Exposure Impairs Bees' Foraging Ability - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
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New Study Shows Roundup Kills Bees