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(2,774 posts)impacts on both feeding and learning have been described in GM cotton. It remains unclear how significantly these effects impact colony health.
Ecotoxicology. 2010 Nov;19(8):1452-9. doi: 10.1007/s10646-010-0530-z. Epub 2010 Aug 11.
Quantification of toxins in a Cry1Ac + CpTI cotton cultivar and its potential effects on the honey bee Apis mellifera L.
Han P, Niu CY, Lei CL, Cui JJ, Desneux N.
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2008 Jun;70(2):327-33. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.12.002. Epub 2008 Feb 21.
Does Cry1Ab protein affect learning performances of the honey bee Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera, Apidae)?
Ramirez-Romero R, Desneux N, Decourtye A, Chaffiol A, Pham-Delègue MH.
Again, I don't think the question has been conclusively answered. Personally, I'd like to see more scientific evidence. Unfortunately, primary literature searches don't pull up many results on the subject. It's an area which is understudied.