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Glyphosate impairs collective thermoregulation in bumblebees
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Insects are facing a multitude of anthropogenic stressors, and the recent decline in their biodiversity is threatening ecosystems and economies across the globe. We investigated the impact of glyphosate, the most commonly used herbicide worldwide, on bumblebees. Bumblebee colonies maintain their brood at high temperatures via active thermogenesis, a prerequisite for colony growth and reproduction. Using a within-colony comparative approach to examine the effects of long-term glyphosate exposure on both individual and collective thermoregulation, we found that whereas effects are weak at the level of the individual, the collective ability to maintain the necessary high brood temperatures is decreased by more than 25% during periods of resource limitation. For pollinators in our heavily stressed ecosystems, glyphosate exposure carries hidden costs that have so far been largely overlooked.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Weidenmüller, A., Meltzer, A., Neupert, S., Schwarz, A., & Kleineidam, C.
- Affiliations
- University of Konstanz (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Weidenmüller, Anja
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2022-06-03
- Volume
- 376
- Issue
- 6597
- Pages
- 1122-1126
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W4281730853
- Cited by
- 109
- References
- 82
- Citations by year
- 2026: 20 · 2025: 28 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 10
- FWCI
- 16.17
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- nbn-resolving.de
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- KOPS (University of Konstanz) (submittedVersion)
- OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Otago
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (422037984)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect and Pesticide Research
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Plant and animal studies
- Keywords
- glyphosate, bumblebees, thermogenesis, herbicide exposure, colony growth, resource constraints, pollinator decline
- MeSH terms
- Glyphosate, Animals, Bees, Body Temperature Regulation, Environmental Exposure, Glycine, Herbicides, Ecosystem
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