Pesticide exposure can dramatically impact bees’ social behavior

Using an innovative robotic platform to observe bees’ behavior, Harvard researchers showed that, following exposure to a commonly used class of pesticides, bees spent less time nursing larvae and were less social than other bees.

Peter Reuell • harvard
Nov. 16, 2018 ~9 min

Pesticide exposure can dramatically impact bees’ social behavior

Using an innovative robotic platform to observe bees’ behavior, Harvard researchers showed that, following exposure to a commonly used class of pesticides, bees spent less time nursing larvae and were less social than other bees.

Peter Reuell • harvard
Nov. 16, 2018 ~9 min


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