2015
Bee project: Assessing impact of neonicotinoid (NEO) seed treatments on pollinators
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Biotic stressCrop protectionField management Pest
Parent Project:
Bee project: Assessing impact of neonicotinoid (NEO) seed treatments on pollinators
Lead Principal Investigator:
Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Mississippi State University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Honey bees are important pollinators of plants, including field crops. This project is investigating possible reasons for the decline in honey bee populations. Research aims to quantify number of honey bees visiting agronomic crops in Mississippi, identify active bee feeding times and duration in row crops, determine if neonicotinoid insecticides detected in crops have adverse effect on bees and determine when neonicotinoid levels decrease to safe levels for pollinator exposure.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents, NGOs

Information And Results
Final Project Results

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