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Exposure to #sulfoxaflor, a systemic sulfoximine #insecticide with similar mechanisms to neonicotinoids, is found to impact male #fertility in a #bee species. Mating behaviors and the ability to reproduce determine their survival. 🐝 #redmason #pollinators #biodiversity ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/2ene50VHRLc
Male Fertility and Reproduction in Bee Species Threatened with Systemic Insecticide Exposure, Study Finds - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Sulfoxaflor, a systemic insecticide, causes impacts on reproductive behaviors and male fertility in the red mason bee species.
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April 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Well, since my bae-bees left me
I found ’em a new place to dwell
It’s screwed to the end of my summerhouse
Called the ‘Air Bee‘n’Bee’
Where they’ll bee, they’ll bee so solitary
Well, they’re so solitary
They’ll bee so solitary by-and-by
#RedMason #Leafcutter
May 29, 2026 at 5:14 PM
First #redmason #bees of 2025 in the garden this afternoon
April 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM