TY - JOUR
T1 - Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) "honey bee" and its use as a bioindicator for the risk evaluation for pesticides
AU - Iannacone, José
AU - Alvariño, Lorena
AU - Carhuapoma, Mario
AU - Panduro, Grober
AU - Alarcón, Geancarlo
AU - Castañeda, Luz
AU - Carrasco, Luis
PY - 2018/9/1
Y1 - 2018/9/1
N2 - © 2018 (Nat.Inform.Document.Centre). All rights reserved. Pollinators are crucial in the functioning of almost all terrestrial ecosystems including agroecosystems. Many insecticides are toxic to domestic bees in oral and contact tests. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the impact of pesticides on the honey bee Apis mellifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Five synthetic pesticides were used, two formulated (chlorpyrifos and fenthion) and three technical grades (kresoxim-methyl, lufenuron and pendimetalin) on acute oral and contact toxicity at 48 h of exposure following international standardized guidelines. The dose-response relationship was verified through the probit analysis. The Oral and Contact Risk Quotient (QH) was greater than 50 for the evaluation of risk by pesticides only for fenthion and chlorpyrifos, which indicated a high risk in the honeybee. Kresoxim-methyl, lufenuron and pendimethalin did not cause the honey bee risk because they presented values of risk ratio less than 50. It is not recommended to use fenthion and chlorpyrifos when the pollinating activity of bees is high in the agricultural crop.
AB - © 2018 (Nat.Inform.Document.Centre). All rights reserved. Pollinators are crucial in the functioning of almost all terrestrial ecosystems including agroecosystems. Many insecticides are toxic to domestic bees in oral and contact tests. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the impact of pesticides on the honey bee Apis mellifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Five synthetic pesticides were used, two formulated (chlorpyrifos and fenthion) and three technical grades (kresoxim-methyl, lufenuron and pendimetalin) on acute oral and contact toxicity at 48 h of exposure following international standardized guidelines. The dose-response relationship was verified through the probit analysis. The Oral and Contact Risk Quotient (QH) was greater than 50 for the evaluation of risk by pesticides only for fenthion and chlorpyrifos, which indicated a high risk in the honeybee. Kresoxim-methyl, lufenuron and pendimethalin did not cause the honey bee risk because they presented values of risk ratio less than 50. It is not recommended to use fenthion and chlorpyrifos when the pollinating activity of bees is high in the agricultural crop.
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M3 - Scientific review
SN - 1695-7504
JO - Revista Electronica de Veterinaria
JF - Revista Electronica de Veterinaria
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