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Sulfoxaflor exposure reduces bumblebee reproductive success by Siviter, Harry, Brown, Mark J. F., Leadbeater, Ellouise

“…Intensive agriculture currently relies on pesticides to maximize crop yield 1 , 2 . Neonicotinoids are the most widely used insecticides globally 3 , but…”
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Co-formulant in a commercial fungicide product causes lethal and sub-lethal effects in bumble bees by Straw, Edward A., Brown, Mark J. F.

“…Pollinators, particularly wild bees, are suffering declines across the globe, and pesticides are thought to be drivers of these declines. Research into, and…”
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No impacts of glyphosate or Crithidia bombi, or their combination, on the bumblebee microbiome by Straw, Edward A., Mesnage, Robin, Brown, Mark J. F., Antoniou, Michael N.

“…Pesticides are recognised as a key threat to pollinators, impacting their health in many ways. One route through which pesticides can affect pollinators like…”
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Effects of Invasive Parasites on Bumble Bee Declines by MEEUS, IVAN, BROWN, MARK J. F., DE GRAAF, DIRK C., SMAGGHE, GUY

“…Bumble bees are a group of pollinators that are both ecologically and economically important and declining worldwide. Numerous mechanisms could be behind this…”
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Parasite and host assemblages: embracing the reality will improve our knowledge of parasite transmission and virulence by Rigaud, Thierry, Perrot-Minnot, Marie-Jeanne, Brown, Mark J. F.

“…Interactions involving several parasite species (multi-parasitized hosts) or several host species (multi-host parasites) are the rule in nature. Only a few…”
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Author Correction: Co-formulant in a commercial fungicide product causes lethal and sub-lethal effects in bumble bees by Straw, Edward A., Brown, Mark J. F.

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Mating precedes selective immune priming which is maintained throughout bumblebee queen diapause by Colgan, Thomas J, Finlay, Sive, Brown, Mark J F, Carolan, James C

“…Understanding the mechanisms by which organisms adapt to unfavourable conditions is a fundamental question in ecology and evolutionary biology. One such…”
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Intra-specific variation in sensitivity of Bombus terrestris and Osmia bicornis to three pesticides by Linguadoca, Alberto, Jürison, Margret, Hellström, Sara, Straw, Edward A., Šima, Peter, Karise, Reet, Costa, Cecilia, Serra, Giorgia, Colombo, Roberto, Paxton, Robert J., Mänd, Marika, Brown, Mark J. F.

“…There is growing evidence that pesticides may be among the causes of worldwide bee declines, which has resulted in repeated calls for their increased scrutiny…”
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No effect of dual exposure to sulfoxaflor and a trypanosome parasite on bumblebee olfactory learning by Vaughan, Owen P., Straw, Edward A., Linguadoca, Alberto, Brown, Mark J. F.

“…Bees are important pollinators in wild and agricultural ecosystems, and understanding the factors driving their global declines is key to maintaining these…”
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No impact of cyantraniliprole on the hibernation success of bumble bees (Bombus terrestris audax) in a soil‐mediated laboratory exposure study by Linguadoca, Alberto, Morrison, Morgan A., Menaballi, Luca, Šima, Peter, Brown, Mark J. F.

“…Increasing evidence shows that wild bees, including bumble bees, are in decline due to a range of stressors, including pesticides. Our knowledge of pesticide…”
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Parasite and Pesticide Impacts on the Bumblebee ( Bombus terrestris ) Haemolymph Proteome by Askri, Dalel, Straw, Edward A, Arafah, Karim, Voisin, Sébastien N, Bocquet, Michel, Brown, Mark J F, Bulet, Philippe

“…Pesticides pose a potential threat to bee health, especially in combination with other stressors, such as parasites. However, pesticide risk assessment tests…”
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Neither sulfoxaflor, Crithidia bombi, nor their combination impact bumble bee colony development or field bean pollination by Straw, Edward A., Cini, Elena, Gold, Harriet, Linguadoca, Alberto, Mayne, Chloe, Rockx, Joris, Brown, Mark J. F., Garratt, Michael P. D., Potts, Simon G., Senapathi, Deepa

“…Many pollinators, including bumble bees, are in decline. Such declines are known to be driven by a number of interacting factors. Decreases in bee populations…”
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Unexpected worker mating and colony-founding in a superorganism by Zhuang, Mingsheng, Colgan, Thomas J., Guo, Yulong, Zhang, Zhengyi, Liu, Fugang, Xia, Zhongyan, Dai, Xueyan, Zhang, Zhihao, Li, Yuanjian, Wang, Liuhao, Xu, Jin, Guo, Yueqin, Qu, Yingping, Yao, Jun, Yang, Huipeng, Yang, Fan, Li, Xiaoying, Guo, Jun, Brown, Mark J. F., Li, Jilian

“…The emergence of caste-differentiated colonies, which have been defined as ‘superorganisms’, in ants, bees, and wasps represents a major transition in…”
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Parasites and genetic diversity in an invasive bumblebee by Jones, Catherine M, Brown, Mark J. F, Ings, Thomas

“…Biological invasions are facilitated by the global transportation of species and climate change. Given that invasions may cause ecological and economic damage…”
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Rapid size change associated with intra-island evolutionary radiation in extinct Caribbean "island-shrews" by Woods, Roseina, Turvey, Samuel T, Brace, Selina, McCabe, Christopher V, Dalén, Love, Rayfield, Emily J, Brown, Mark J F, Barnes, Ian

“…The Caribbean offers a unique opportunity to study evolutionary dynamics in insular mammals. However, the recent extinction of most Caribbean non-volant…”
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Author Correction: Intra-specific variation in sensitivity of Bombus terrestris and Osmia bicornis to three pesticides by Linguadoca, Alberto, Jürison, Margret, Hellström, Sara, Straw, Edward A., Šima, Peter, Karise, Reet, Costa, Cecilia, Serra, Giorgia, Colombo, Roberto, Paxton, Robert J., Mänd, Marika, Brown, Mark J. F.

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Agrochemicals interact synergistically to increase bee mortality by Siviter, Harry, Bailes, Emily J., Martin, Callum D., Oliver, Thomas R., Koricheva, Julia, Leadbeater, Ellouise, Brown, Mark J. F.

“…Global concern over widely documented declines in pollinators 1 – 3 has led to the identification of anthropogenic stressors that, individually, are…”
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Emerging threats and opportunities to managed bee species in European agricultural systems: a horizon scan by Willcox, Bryony K., Potts, Simon G., Brown, Mark J. F., Alix, Anne, Al Naggar, Yahya, Chauzat, Marie-Pierre, Costa, Cecilia, Gekière, Antoine, Hartfield, Chris, Hatjina, Fani, Knapp, Jessica L., Martínez-López, Vicente, Maus, Christian, Metodiev, Teodor, Nazzi, Francesco, Osterman, Julia, Raimets, Risto, Strobl, Verena, Van Oystaeyen, Annette, Wintermantel, Dimitry, Yovcheva, Nikol, Senapathi, Deepa

“…Managed bee species provide essential pollination services that contribute to food security worldwide. However, managed bees face a diverse array of threats…”
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Colour patterns do not diagnose species: quantitative evaluation of a DNA barcoded cryptic bumblebee complex by Carolan, James C, Murray, Tomás E, Fitzpatrick, Úna, Crossley, John, Schmidt, Hans, Cederberg, Björn, McNally, Luke, Paxton, Robert J, Williams, Paul H, Brown, Mark J F

“…Cryptic diversity within bumblebees (Bombus) has the potential to undermine crucial conservation efforts designed to reverse the observed decline in many…”
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Cryptic bumblebee species: consequences for conservation and the trade in greenhouse pollinators by Williams, Paul H, An, Jiandong, Brown, Mark J F, Carolan, James C, Goulson, Dave, Huang, Jiaxing, Ito, Masao

“…Commercial greenhouse growers in both Japan and China are increasingly using reared orange-tailed bumblebees known previously as Bombus hypocrita Pérez as…”
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