Essays about: "neonicotinoid"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word neonicotinoid.

  1. 1. The Impact of The Neonicotinoid Pesticide Ban on Crime and Early Education in Agricultural Areas of Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Sevrin Williams; [2023]
    Keywords : Neonicotinoids; Agricultural Policy; Human Capital; Crime; Education;

    Abstract : In 2013, the European Union banned the use of neonicotinoid pesticides on bee-attractive plants sown between January and June. Neonicotinoids were a popularly used pesticide because pests were not resistant against it. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Search for Neonicotinoid Binding Sites in the Optic Lobes of Honeybees and Blowflies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i molekylärbiologi

    Author : Ashley Hulcoop; [2019]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Neonicotinoid insecticides are agonists to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in the brains of insects. At sub-lethal doses these chemicals cause behavioral abnormalities in several bee species, reducing overall fitness. nAChRs expressed in the optic lobes of insects bind neonicotinoids, thus may be involved in these behavioral changes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Neonikotinoiders inverkan på pollinatörer

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Jerker Andervad; Erika Bernalt; [2017]
    Keywords : Neonikotinoid; pollinatör; honungsbi; vilda bin; pesticid; insekticid; humla; imidakloprid; diversitet;

    Abstract : Neonikotinoider (NN) hör till världens mest använda pesticider mot skadedjur. NN sprider sig i naturen och har hittats i dammpartiklar, mark och ytvatten. NN sprids i hela plantan till nektar, pollen och guttationsdroppar vilket i sin tur drabbar oavsiktliga mål som pollinatörer. READ MORE

  5. 4. Effects of low quality soil, drought and systemic pesticides on plant flowering traits in Brassica Napus L.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Sofie Vessling; [2016]
    Keywords : Agriculture; Flower density; Pollen production; Insect pollination; Pollination; Drought; Low quality soil; Clothianidin; Climate change; Neonicotinoids; Brassica Napus; Plant resources; Rapeseed; Nectar production; Systemic pesticide; Flower traits; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Biology and Life Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : One of the most important ecosystem services is animal pollination, which has been found to increase both crop quantity and quality and hence is important for sustainable food production. To provide food to an increasing population, farming systems are intensifying to maintain high crop yields. READ MORE

  6. 5. An assessment of the risk of neonicotinoid pesticides to harm non-target insects - is current risk assessments sufficient?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Elin Ingersdotter; [2016]
    Keywords : neonicotinoids; clothianidin; solitary bee; solitary wasp; risk assessment; pesticides; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Neonicotinoids, e.g. clothiandin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, is the most used class of insecticides worldwide. However, lately, this group of insecticides has been subject to controversy. READ MORE