Pesticide literature compilation approach and results (AGR-Pesticide-Literature-Review-FY20)11/10/2020 This memorandum summarizes the methods and results of a literature compilation conducted pursuant to the procurement AGR-Pesticide-Literature-Review-FY20. This compilation is based on readily available, key documents describing the effects of neonicotinoids on pollinators. The principal product associated with this effort is a Microsoft Excel file that summarizes the key features of referenced documents, including document and study type, funding source(s), pollinator species or taxa, contaminant(s), and multiple other characteristics (see “Document Characterization” below). We have also developed an EndNote database of the included articles, which are listed in Appendix A to this memorandum.
The objective of this compilation is to provide a high-level characterization of readily available information on the effects of neonicotinoids on pollinators, with an emphasis on managed and wild pollinators of relevance to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. As defined by Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR 2017), managed pollinators in the Commonwealth include honey bees (Apis mellifera), bumble bees (Bombus spp.), alfalfa leafcutting bees (Megachile rotundata), and blue orchard mason bees (Osmia lignaria), while wild pollinators include an estimated 380 species of bees and 120 species of butterflies, including monarchs (Danaus plexippus). As described below, since 2010, several hundred research papers, reports, and white papers have been published on the effects of neonicotinoids on pollinators. It is beyond the scope of this review to cover all these documents; instead, we prioritized recent publications and reviews. This compilation may assist MDAR with identifying, planning, and managing future research and policy efforts related to neonicotinoids and pollinators but does not provide any policy recommendations with respect to the management, regulation, or use of neonicotinoids.
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