Influence of agrochemicals fipronil and imidacloprid on the learning behavior of Apis mellifera L. honeybees/Influencia dos agroquimicos Fipronil e Imidaclopride no aprendizado de abelhas Apis mellifera L

Agrochemicals on crop cultivated areas is a source of contamination for bees and may cause physiological and behavioral disorders and mortality. The [LD.sup.50] of the pesticides fipronil and imidacloprid was determined and their effect on the learning behavior of Apis mellifera L. honeybee evaluate...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta scientiarum. Animal sciences 2013-10, Vol.35 (4), p.431
Hauptverfasser: Carrillo, Marcela Pedraza, Bovi, Thais de Souza, Negrao, Adriana Fava, Orsi, Ricardo de Oliveira
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Zusammenfassung:Agrochemicals on crop cultivated areas is a source of contamination for bees and may cause physiological and behavioral disorders and mortality. The [LD.sup.50] of the pesticides fipronil and imidacloprid was determined and their effect on the learning behavior of Apis mellifera L. honeybee evaluated. [LD.sup.50] was determined by the ingestion of contaminated food with different concentrations of insecticide concentrations: Fipronil (0, 0.8, 0.4, 0.2, 0.1 and 0.05 [micro]g [bee.sup.-1]) and imidacloprid (0, 0.4, 0.2, 0.1, 0.05 and 0.025 [micro]g [bee.sup.-1]). The method of proboscis extension reflection (PER) and learning through citral odor evaluated their responses to food stimulation. [LD.sup.50] obtained were 0.28 [+ or -] 0.11 and 0.10 [+ or -] 0.04 [micro]g [bee.sup.-1] for fipronil and imidacloprid, respectively. The PER test showed no significant difference (p < 0.05) although agrochemicals affected the learning of bees. Insecticides fipronil and imidacloprid are extremely harmful to foraging Africanized Apis mellifera bees. Keywords: beekeeping, toxicity, lethal dose. O uso de agroquimicos nas areas de cultivo representa uma fonte de contaminacao para as abelhas, podendo ocasionar disturbios fisiologicos, comportamentais e mortalidade. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi determinar a [DL.sup.50] dos agroquimicos Fipronil e Imidaclopride e avaliar o efeito destes no aprendizado de abelhas Apis mellifera L. adultas. A [DL.sup.50] foi determinada por meio de teste de ingestao de alimento contaminado, com diferentes concentracoes dos inseticidas Fipronil (0; 0,8; 0,4; 0,2; 0,1 e 0,05 [micro]g [abelha.sup.-1]) e Imidaclopride (0; 0,4; 0,2; 0,1; 0,05 e 0,025 [micro]g [abelha.sup.-1]). Para avaliar as respostas ao estimulo do alimento foi utilizado o metodo de reflexao de extensao da proboscide (REP) e aprendizado, utilizando odor citral. As [DL.sup.50] obtidas foram 0,28 [+ or -] 0,11 e 0,10 [+ or -] 0,04 [micro]g [abelha.sup.-1] para o Fipronil e Imidaclopride, respectivamente. O teste REP nao apresentou diferencas significativas (p < 0,05); porem, os agroquimicos afetaram o aprendizado das abelhas. Dessa maneira, conclui-se que os inseticidas Imidaclopride e Fipronil sao nocivos as abelhas campeiras de Apis mellifera. Palavras-chave: apicultura, toxicidade, dose letal.
ISSN:1806-2636
DOI:10.4025/actascianimsci.v35i4.18683