英国邓迪大学和圣安德鲁斯大学的相关研究表明,评估新烟碱类杀虫剂对蜜蜂的风险时,需要对特定的化合物及靶标生物进行独立分析,不可一概而论。研究发现,不同新烟碱类杀虫剂对熊蜂构成的威胁存在差异。有别于化学作用与之相近的吡虫啉和噻虫嗪,噻虫胺并未表现出对蜜蜂种群的不良影响。然而自2013年起,这3种新烟碱类杀虫剂均已被欧盟大量禁用。 Relevant studies at the University of Dundee and St Andrews in the United Kingdom have shown that the assessment of the neonicotinoid insecticide risk to bees requires the independent analysis of specific compounds and target organisms and can not be generalized. The study found that different neonicotinoid insecticides on the composition of the bears the threat of differences. Unlike imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, which are chemically similar, clothianidin did not show adverse effects on honeybee populations. However, since 2013, all three neonicotinoid pesticides have been banned in the EU.