Glyphosate weedkiller impairs learning and memory in bumblebees Bees
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Glyphosate weedkiller impairs learning and memory in bumblebees
10/21/2022 3:08:00 PMBumblebees exposed to glyphosate performed worse in tests that required them to remember which colours were linked to rewards
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Bumblebees exposed to the world’s most popular type of weedkiller find it harder to learn and remember colours linked to rewards – which could undermine their ability to find food for the colony. Bumblebees exposed to glyphosate performed worse in tests that required them to remember which colours were linked to rewards Bombus terrestris) in colour-based learning and memory tests.Over five rounds,chose between different-coloured artificial flowers, five containing a sugar reward and five a bad-tasting quinine solution. Read more:New Scientist » Did Dr. Oz Win the Nobel Prize in Medicine? NASCAR Suspends Bubba Wallace, But Penalty Could Have Been Worse Britain could have a new prime minister as soon as Monday. SNOO Celebrates Six Years With Its Best Sale Yet