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Chronic contact exposure to realistic soil concentrations of a neonicotinoid insecticide represents a potentially important and unexplored route of exposure for ground nesting bees
… effects. In chapter 1, I explore the effects of chronic contact exposure during to realistic soil concentrations of imidacloprid - the most widely used neonicotinoid - on pre- and post- overwintering development speed, mass, and immature and adult longevity. In chapter 2, I focus on the effects …
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Death by a thousand cuts: the role of pesticides, predators, and habitat patch characteristics on wild bee and insect communities
… on bee health currently ignore the role of chronic contact with contaminated soils. In Chapter 1, I assess the sublethal effects of chronic contact exposure to realistic soil concentrations of imidacloprid - a commonly used neonicotinoid pesticide - during the immature life stages on adult …