Effects of neonicotinoids on honey bee autogrooming behavior against the tracheal mite Acarapis woodi
© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
| Veröffentlicht in: | Ecotoxicology (London, England). - 1992. - 31(2022), 2 vom: 04. März, Seite 251-258 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2022
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Ecotoxicology (London, England) |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Anti-parasite defense Insecticide Pollinator Self-grooming Sub-lethal effect Insecticides Neonicotinoids Thiamethoxam 747IC8B487 |
| Zusammenfassung: | © 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. The European honey bee, Apis mellifera, is the most common and important pollinator of crops worldwide. Honey bees are damaged by destructive parasitic mites, but they also have evolved a behavioral immune system to remove them. Exposures to neonicotinoids, however, can cause significant behavioral effects because these compounds alter the central role of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in insect brains. In this study, we assessed the effects of three neonicotinoids that have a high toxicity to bees-imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, and clothianidin-on the behavioral immune system of honey bees. We used A. mellifera and the endoparasitic mite Acarapis woodi as a behavioral immune system model because A. mellifera can effectively remove the mite by autogrooming. Our results did not demonstrate an effect of neonicotinoid application on whether bees show autogrooming or on mite removal, but the time to initial autogrooming became shorter and the number of autogrooming attempts increased. As opposed to previous studies, our findings indicate that the honey bee response to parasitic mites becomes more sensitive after exposure to neonicotinoids.Clinical Trials Registration: Not applicable |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 09.03.2022 Date Revised 09.03.2022 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1573-3017 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10646-021-02503-5 |