The effects of iprodione fungicide on survival, behavior, and brood development of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) after one foliar application during flowering on mustard.

Autor: Berg C; Eurofins Agroscience Services, Cedar Grove Research Facility, Mebane, North Carolina, USA., Hill M; Eurofins Agroscience Services, Cedar Grove Research Facility, Mebane, North Carolina, USA., Bonetti C; Eurofins Agroscience Services, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA., Mitchell GC; FMC Corp., Ewing, New Jersey, USA., Sharma B; FMC Corp., Ewing, New Jersey, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environmental toxicology and chemistry [Environ Toxicol Chem] 2018 Dec; Vol. 37 (12), pp. 3086-3094. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Nov 12.
DOI: 10.1002/etc.4272
Abstrakt: A semifield study to assess the effects of iprodione on honeybees at label use rates was conducted on a bloom mustard crop. The present study followed the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development guideline 75 tunnel test and consisted of 3 groups: the iprodione-treated group, the untreated control group, and the toxic reference item group. In addition to the tunnels used for biological assessments, a tunnel was set up in the treatment and control groups to determine the level of residues in flowers, nectar, and pollen. The major endpoints to assess the effects of the application of iprodione were mortality, flight intensity, behavior, condition of the colonies, and development of the brood. Residue analysis showed that honeybees were exposed to significant residues of iprodione. However, no adverse effects were observed on overall mortality, flight intensity, behavior, or brood development of honeybees compared to control. It is concluded that iprodione does not adversely affect the health of honeybees when applied in agriculture at commercially relevant rates in a worst-case exposure scenario. Environ Toxicol Chem 2018;37:3086-3094. © 2018 SETAC.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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