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Neonicotinoids impair cognitive behaviors in bees beyond navigation

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Is it true that Neonicotinoids impair cognitive behaviors in bees beyond navigation?

Yes. Multiple peer-reviewed studies establish that neonicotinoid pesticides impair cognitive behaviors in bees beyond navigation, including learning, memory, and sensory processing.

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The retrieved literature extensively documents that neonicotinoids cause sublethal neurobehavioral deficits in bees, specifically impacting learning, memory, and cognitive processing beyond mere navigational failures. No studies refute the claim.

Evidence for · 6
An update of the Worldwide Integrated Assessment (WIA) on systemic insecticides. Part 2: impacts on organisms and ecosystems.
2021
This review highlights widespread evidence that neonicotinoids cause sublethal neurobehavioral and cognitive impairments across multiple organism groups, including bees.
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L, P., D, G., EC, Y., D, G., F, S., E, M., A, A., J, v. d. S., CJK, M., C, G., EY, L., M, M., M, B. v. L., & JM, B. (2021). An update of the Worldwide Integrated Assessment (WIA) on systemic insecticides. Part 2: impacts on organisms and ecosystems.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-0341-3

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Modality-specific impairment of learning by a neonicotinoid pesticide.
2019
This study demonstrates that neonicotinoids impair specific cognitive tasks like scent learning in bees while sparing other modalities.
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F, M., JS, F., & AS, L. (2019). Modality-specific impairment of learning by a neonicotinoid pesticide.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0359

Neonicotinoids disrupt memory, circadian behaviour and sleep.
2021
This research shows that neonicotinoids disrupt fundamental cognitive and behavioral processes such as memory, circadian rhythms, and sleep in insects.
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K, T., S, H., B, Z., SA, R., & JJL, H. (2021). Neonicotinoids disrupt memory, circadian behaviour and sleep.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81548-2

Neonicotinoid effects on tropical bees: Imidacloprid impairs innate appetitive responsiveness, learning and memory in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata.
2023
This study finds that imidacloprid impairs learning, memory, and innate responsiveness in tropical stingless bees.
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Aguiar, J. M., Nocelli, R., Giurfa, M., & Nascimento, F. S. d. (2023). Neonicotinoid effects on tropical bees: Imidacloprid impairs innate appetitive responsiveness, learning and memory in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162859

Chronic larval exposure to thiacloprid impairs honeybee antennal selectivity, learning and memory performances.
2023
This study reports that chronic larval exposure to thiacloprid impairs olfactory learning and memory performances in honeybees.
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L, K., X, C., P, D., & YJ, L. (2023). Chronic larval exposure to thiacloprid impairs honeybee antennal selectivity, learning and memory performances.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1114488

The Neonicotinoid Imidacloprid Impairs Learning, Locomotor Activity Levels, and Sucrose Solution Consumption in Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris)
2023
This research indicates that imidacloprid exposure impairs learning, locomotor activity, and sucrose consumption in bumblebees.
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Paus-Knudsen, J. S., Sveinsson, H. A., Grung, M., Borgå, K., & Nielsen, A. (2023). The Neonicotinoid Imidacloprid Impairs Learning, Locomotor Activity Levels, and Sucrose Solution Consumption in Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5611

What does the evidence say?

The retrieved literature extensively documents that neonicotinoids cause sublethal neurobehavioral deficits in bees, specifically impacting learning, memory, and cognitive processing beyond mere navigational failures. No studies refute the claim.

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