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Evaluating the Effect of Pesticides on the Larvae of the Solitary Bees
Published on: October 15, 2021
Comment on "A common pesticide decreases foraging success and survival in honey bees"
James E Cresswell1, Helen M Thompson
1Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Geoffrey Pope Building, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK. j.e.cresswell@ex.ac.uk
Abstract:
Henry et al. (Reports, 20 April, p. 348) used a model to predict that colony collapse in honey bees could be precipitated by pesticide-induced intoxication that disrupts navigation. Here, we show that collapse disappears when the model is recalculated with parameter values appropriate to the season when most pesticide-treated flowering crops bloom.

