title: A re-examination of the pollinator crisis.
abstract: Reports of colony collapse disorder in bees and studies showing the toxicity of neonicotinoid pesticides have led to claims that we are experiencing a pollinator crisis. As Cyrus Martin reports, however, the issue is complex with threats to bees being multifold and the status of populations unclear due to a surprising lack of data.
authors.forename: Cyrus
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000191:economics; D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D056631:Colony Collapse / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000191:economics; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D007306:Insecticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D054817:Pollination / Q000187:drug effects*; D011157:Population Dynamics
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides