Bee declines driven by combined stress from parasites, pesticides, and lack of flowers

By Dave Goulson, E. Nicholls, C. Botías, E. Rotheray. Science, 2015

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science

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Landscape impacts on pollinator communities in temperate systems: evidence and knowledge gaps (2017, positive): “A further limitation of MFCs is that they are often treated with systemic pesticides, such as neonicotinoids, which appear to play a significant role in the decline of bees (Goulson et al. 2015) and impair pollination services (Stanley et al.”
Impacts of Pesticides on Honey Bees (2016, background): “It is now acknowledged that the extensive and prolonged used of herbicides leads to a reduced diversity of flowering plants [6, 7] that inevitably affect the bees’ colonies [8] and their productivity.”
The impact of honey bee colony quality on crop yield and farmers’ profit in apples and pears (2017, background): “, 2011, 2013), have been declining in many parts of the world (e.g. Potts et al., 2010; Goulson et al., 2015).”
Patterns of pollinator turnover and increasing diversity associated with urban habitats (2017, background): “Altogether, our findings support the positive influence of landscape resource availability (Kennedy et al. 2013) and the negative consequences of expansive monocultures on bee diversity (Goulson et al. 2015).”
Managed honey bees as a radar for wild bee decline? (2020, background): “…the same things as wild bees: somewhere to nest with appropriate nesting materials and an adequate supply of flowers (pollen and nectar) to rear their young, and both groups of bees are directly sensitive to the pressures of parasites, pesticides, and a changing climate (Goulson et al. 2015).”
Worldwide decline of the entomofauna: A review of its drivers (2019, background): “The most likely explanation for the declines, however, is a combined effect derived from synergistic interactions between parasites, pathogens, toxins and other stressors (Alburaki et al., 2018; Goulson et al., 2015; Sánchez-Bayo et al., 2016b), which has resulted in the colony collapse disorder (CC”
Flower-strip agri-environment schemes provide diverse and valuable summer flower resources for pollinating insects (2018, background): “2015) and landscape modifications like land consolidation and hedgerows destruction leading to insect habitat and resources loss (Kennedy et al. 2013; Deguines et al. 2014; Goulson et al. 2015).”
Providing foraging resources for solitary bees on farmland: current schemes for pollinators benefit a limited suite of species (2017, background): “Wild bees, in common with many other taxa, have experienced declines in richness and abundance across Europe and North America (Biesmeijer et al. 2006; Williams & Osborne 2009; Bartomeus et al. 2013; Goulson et al. 2015).”
The city as a refuge for insect pollinators (2017, background): “It is estimated that by 2050, 67% of the world’s population will live in cities (United Nations 2014); much of these city landscapes have yet to be built (Grove et al. 2015).”
Biotic and Abiotic Factors Associated with Colonies Mortalities of Managed Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) (2019, background): “[30], note that the individual factors that have a negative effect on bee health do not act in isolation.”
Floral abundance and resource quality influence pollinator choice (2016, background): “…fragmented landscapes in order to survive and reproduce, particularly as they are facing other pressures such as diseases and pathogens (Cox-Foster et al., 2007), global environmental change (Tylianakis et al., 2008) and pesticide use (Goulson et al., 2015), all of which impact on their survival.”