Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy Study of Effects of Neonicotinoids on Forager Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Fat Bodies and Their Connection to Colony Collapse Disorder
Yuzheng Feng, Aryan Luthra, Kaiwen Ding, Yang Yang, Jordan Savage, Xinrui Wei, Roland Moeschter, Sachin Ahuja, Victor Villegas, Bogdana Torbina, Anjuli Ahooja, Tom Ellis, Tom Ellis, Anna-Maria Boechler, Andrew Roberts
This study uses mid-infrared spectroscopy to analyze neonicotinoid effects on honey bee fat bodies, finding changes in protein structure linked to Colony Collapse Disorder.
bioRxiv · Mar 13, 2018 · PreprintPharmacology & Toxicology