Bee gene change caused by neonicotinoids

Worrying new research from The University of Nottingham

"Given the changes we observe at the RNA and lipid level, it is reasonable so
suspect that the synthetic neonicotinoid-class of insecticides are a factor
driving the global decline of pollinating insects. Species risk extinction if
they fail to adjust effectively to the demands of a changing or new environment.
We find evidence that dietary traces of the insecticide imidacloprid impacts
physiology of larvae from bee colonies located in a typical British agricultural
landscape."