Impact of pesticide use on wild bee distributions across the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13110243 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Melissa Guzman (0000-0003-2198-9738, University of Southern California, corresponding author), Elizabeth Elle (0000-0002-0371-600X, Simon Fraser University), Lora A Morandin (Pollinator Partnership), Neil S Cobb (0000-0002-6155-9444, Flagstaff Medical Center), Paige Chesshire (0000-0003-3139-9790, Northern Arizona University), Lindsie M McCabe (0000-0001-9815-0581), Alice C Hughes (0000-0002-4899-3158, University of Hong Kong), Michael C Orr (0000-0002-9096-3008, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart), Leithen K M’Gonigle (0000-0002-6015-9748, Simon Fraser University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1324-1334 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nature Sustainability (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2398-9629 • E-ISSN: 2398-9629 |
| Publisher | Nature Portfolio (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41893-024-01413-8 |
| OpenAlex | W4401907443 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 54 |
The decline of many wild bee species has major consequences for pollination in natural and agro-ecosystems. One hypothesized cause of the declines is pesticide use; neonicotinoids and pyrethroids in particular have been shown to have pernicious effects in laboratory and field experiments, and have been linked to population declines in a few focal species. We used aggregated museum records, ecological surveys and community science data from across the contiguous United States, including 178,589 unique observations from 1,081 bee species (33% of species with records in the United States) across six families, to model species occupancy from 1995 to 2015 with linked land use data. While there are numerous causes of bee declines, we discovered that the negative effects of pesticides are widespread; the increase in neonicotinoid and pyrethroid use is a major driver of changes in occupancy across hundreds of wild bee species. In some groups, high pesticide use contributes to a 43.3% decrease in the probability that a species occurs at a site. These results suggest that mechanisms that reduce pesticide use (such as integrative pest management) can potentially facilitate pollination conservation. Bees provide important pollination ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes, but the extent to which they are affected by pesticide use on a continental scale has yet to be explored. This study evaluates the impact of pesticide use on wild bee populations across the contiguous United States
Biodiversity · Biology · Ecosystem · Ecosystem services · Geography · Imidacloprid · Neonicotinoid · Occupancy · Pesticide · Pollen · Pollination · Population · Pyrethroid · Demography · Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior · Insect and Pesticide Research · Plant and animal studies · Ecology
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| Highly cited | No |