The novel insecticides flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor do not act synergistically with viral pathogens in reducing honey bee (Apis mellifera) survival but sulfoxaflor modulates host immunocompetence

Summary The decline of insect pollinators threatens global food security. A major potential cause of decline is considered to be the interaction between environmental stressors, particularly between exposure to pesticides and pathogens. To explore pesticide–pathogen interactions in an important poll...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yahya Al Naggar, Robert J. Paxton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Microbial Biotechnology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13673