Understanding the Effects of Sublethal Pesticide Exposure on Honey Bees: A Role for Probiotics as Mediators of Environmental Stress

Managed populations of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) support the production of a global food supply. This important role in modern agriculture has rendered honey bees vulnerable to the noxious effects of anthropogenic stressors such as pesticides. Although the deleterious outcomes of letha...

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Main Authors: John A. Chmiel, Brendan A. Daisley, Andrew P. Pitek, Graham J. Thompson, Gregor Reid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2020.00022/full