Essays about: "Neonikotinoid"

Found 3 essays containing the word Neonikotinoid.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. 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

4. 3. Neonicotinoids and honeybee health : the effect of the neonicotinoid clothianidin, applied as a seed dressing in Brassica napus, on pathogen and parasite prevalence and quantities in free-foraging adult honeybees (Apis mellifera)

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Julia Goss; [2014]
   Keywords : honeybees; pathogens; parasites; virus; Nosema; Varroa; neonicotinoids; clothianidin;

   Abstract : Sub-lethal doses of neonicotinoids have been shown to negatively impact the health of honeybees. However, most studies to date have exposed bees only artificially to these pesticides under laboratory conditions. READ MORE