elegant assay for solitary bee responses to pesticides
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James Cane
Aug 27, 2025, 11:30:22 AMAug 27
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Hello Beepeople
I
just now read an exciting advance for work bees to be tested for neurotoxic pesticides, particularly non-social bees like Osmia. Simple, affordable, quick, cheap, readily
quantified, low tech, all qualities that I would expect out of the lab
of Jordi Bosch, who I presume directed it. I never waded into insecticide screening, although its need is obvious, but armed with this assay, I would have pursued it.
"A phototaxis assay to measure sublethal effects of pesticides on bees "
jim
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James H. Cane
Native bee and pollination ecologistowner - WildBeecology
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