Thiamethoxam exposure deregulates short ORF gene expression in the honey bee and compromises immune response to bacteria

Abstract Maximizing crop yields relies on the use of agrochemicals to control insect pests. One of the most widely used classes of insecticides are neonicotinoids that interfere with signalling of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, but these can also disrupt crop-pollination services provided by be...

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Main Authors: Pâmela Decio, Pinar Ustaoglu, Kamila Derecka, Ian C. W. Hardy, Thaisa C. Roat, Osmar Malaspina, Nigel Mongan, Reinhard Stöger, Matthias Soller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80620-7