Effects of coumaphos on queen rearing in the honey bee, Apis mellifera
Autor: | Mark F. Feldlaufer, Reg. Wilbanks, Anita M. Collins, Jeffery S. Pettis |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2004 |
Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
coumaphos education [SDV.BID]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity 01 natural sciences Beeswax Toxicology 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound residues reproductive and urinary physiology 030304 developmental biology [SDV.EE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment 0303 health sciences biology Apidae Acaricide beeswax Coumaphos Honey bee Pesticide biology.organism_classification queen rearing 3. Good health Apoidea [SDV.BA.ZI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology/Invertebrate Zoology 010602 entomology Aculeata chemistry Insect Science visual_art [SDV.SA.SPA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Animal production studies visual_art.visual_art_medium behavior and behavior mechanisms |
Zdroj: | Apidologie Apidologie, Springer Verlag, 2004, 35 (6), pp.605-610. ⟨10.1051/apido:2004056⟩ |
ISSN: | 0044-8435 1297-9678 |
Popis: | International audience; Young honey bee larvae were transferred into the queen cups containing known concentrations (0 to 1000 mg/kg) of the organophosphate pesticide coumaphos. These larvae were placed in queenless colonies and examined ten days later to determine the rate of rejection or acceptance as indicated by a mature sealed queen cell. All queens failed to develop at 1000 mg/kg, and greater than 50% of the queen cells were rejected at the 100 mg/kg concentration. Additionally, queens that survived exposure to100 mg/kg coumaphos weighed significantly less than control queens. The implications of exposure of developing queens to sublethal amounts of pesticides are discussed. |
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