Vanderbilt: Honey Bees Lose Sleep After Ingesting Pesticides, Leading to Greater Stress and Lower Hive Survival Rates
November 06, 2020
November 06, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 6 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news:
Bees that ingest nonlethal levels of popular pesticides resembling nicotine, known as neonicotinoids, are losing sleep, according to new research from Vanderbilt University. That disruption of their circadian rhythm causes honey bees to lose their sense of time and navigation, leading to broader stress within highly social bee populations and lower hive survival rates.
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Bees that ingest nonlethal levels of popular pesticides resembling nicotine, known as neonicotinoids, are losing sleep, according to new research from Vanderbilt University. That disruption of their circadian rhythm causes honey bees to lose their sense of time and navigation, leading to broader stress within highly social bee populations and lower hive survival rates.
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