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.

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

First #redmason #bees of 2025 in the garden this afternoon