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Neonics hinder bees' ability to fend off deadly mites, study reveals
PostPosted:23 Apr 2019, 17:57
by Chrisbarlow
Published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, the study revealed that when honey bees are infected with varroa mites and then regularly exposed to low doses of a commonly used neonicotinoid called clothianidin, their self-grooming behaviour drops off.
https://phys.org/news/2019-04-neonics-hinder-bees-ability-fend.amp
Re: Neonics hinder bees' ability to fend off deadly mites, study reveals
PostPosted:23 Apr 2019, 19:21
by NigelP
Didn't know our bees even did this.....
Seeing as how there has been a neonic ban on flowering crops for a few years now, they should be back to full grooming behaviour. Varroa watch out!
Re: Neonics hinder bees' ability to fend off deadly mites, study reveals
PostPosted:23 Apr 2019, 21:44
by Chrisbarlow
NigelP wrote: ↑23 Apr 2019, 19:21
Didn't know our bees even did this.....
Seeing as how there has been a neonic ban on flowering crops for a few years now, they should be back to full grooming behaviour. Varroa watch out!
this was a Canadian study by Guelph university,
I think I will still be treating regular and frequent
