How Neonicotinoids Kill Spring Breeding For Bumble Bees

‘It is believed that when a human experiences a threat such as toxicity, body functions that aren’t necessary for survival might go on the back burner until the threat is removed. If this is true, then it turns out that bees experience the same problems.
“Queen bees will only lay eggs when the eggs are fully developed,” says Prof. Nigel Raine, holder of the Rebanks Family Chair in Pollinator Conservation.
According to a new University of Guelph study, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, neonicotinoid pesticides hinder wild queen bumblebee’s reproductive success.
Raine says if queens need to use energy to clear pesticides from their system instead of investing in eggs, there will be fewer fully developed eggs. “This will likely translate into slower egg-laying rates, which will then impede colony development and growth.”’
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