Method for honeybee brood feeding tests with insect growth‐regulating insecticides

Oomen, P. A.; Ruijter, A. de; Steen, Jozef van der

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2338.1992.tb00546.x

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“…The variability which was distinctly more present under semi-field conditions compared to a field method (Oomen et al, 1992) complicates the interpretation of results regarding potential brood effects of a test item with the outcome that some studies were regarded as invalid. The time between BFD and the following assessment on BFD +5 days turned out to be the most critical for such variations.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This test, even if never ring-tested, is a requirement in Europe and it is based on the method outlined in Oomen et al (1992). is not controlled.…”

Section: Oomen Testmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The "in-hive field test" published by Oomen et al (1992) A quantitative test method closer to the real field scenario is the semi-field brood test according to the OECD Guidance Document 75 (OECD, 2007). Within this test design a PPP is sprayed directly on a flowering crop and the bee colonies are forced to forage for nectar and pollen in tunnel tents.…”

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Standard methods for toxicology research inApis mellifera

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Journal of Apicultural Research

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SummaryModern agriculture often involves the use of pesticides to protect crops. These substances are harmful to target organisms (pests and pathogens). Nevertheless, they can also damage non-target animals, such as pollinators and entomophagous arthropods. It is obvious that the undesirable side effects of pesticides on the environment should be reduced to a minimum. Western honey bees (Apis mellifera) are very important organisms from an agricultural perspective and are vulnerable to pesticide-induced impacts. They contribute actively to the pollination of cultivated crops and wild vegetation, making food production possible. Of course, since Apis mellifera occupies the same ecological niche as many other species of pollinators, the loss of honey bees caused by environmental pollutants suggests that other insects may experience a similar outcome. Because pesticides can harm honey bees and other pollinators, it is important to register pesticides that are as selective as possible. In this manuscript, we describe a selection of methods used for studying pesticide toxicity/selectiveness towards Apis mellifera. These methods may be used in risk assessment schemes and in scientific research aimed to explain acute and chronic effects of any target compound on Apis mellifera. Métodos estándar para la investigación toxicológica en Apis mellifera ResumenLa agricultura moderna a menudo implica el uso de plaguicidas para proteger los cultivos. Estas sustancias son dañinas para los organismos objetivo (plagas y patógenos). Sin embargo, también pueden dañar a animales que no son objetivo, como artrópodos polinizadores y entomófagos. Obviamente los efectos secundarios indeseables de los plaguicidas sobre el medio ambiente deben ser reducidos al mínimo. Las abejas occidentales (Apis mellifera) son organismos muy importantes desde el punto de vista agrícola y son vulnerables a los impactos inducidos por los plaguicidas. Contribuyen activamente a la polinización de los cultivos y de la vegetación silvestre, lo que hace posible la producción de alimentos. Como Apis mellifera ocupa el mismo nicho ecológico que muchas otras especies de polinizadores, la pérdida de las abejas melíferas causada por contaminantes ambientales sugiere que otros insectos pueden experimentar un resultado similar. Ya que los plaguicidas pueden dañar a las abejas y a otros polinizadores, es importante registrar los plaguicidas que sean lo más selectivos posible. En este artículo, se describe una selección de los métodos utilizados para el estudio de la toxicidad y el efecto selectivo de los plaguicidas hacia Apis mellifera. Estos métodos se pueden utilizar en sistemas de evaluación de riesgo y en la investigación científica para explicar los efectos agudos y crónicos en Apis mellifera de cualquier compuesto objetivo.

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“…This test, even if never ring-tested, is a requirement in Europe and it is based on the method outlined in Oomen et al (1992). is not controlled.…”

Section: Oomen Testmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Standard methods for toxicology research inApis mellifera

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“…Some new tests have been proposed to estimate the larvae exposure. Among them, field (Oomen et al, 1992) and semi-field (Leyman et al, 1999;Tornier, 1999) tests do not appear appropriate since larval exposure cannot be controlled, whereas laboratory tests (Malone et al, 2002;Brødsgaard et al, 2003) might be used to estimate adequately the larvae exposure.…”

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Modes of honeybees exposure to systemic insecticides: estimated amounts of contaminated pollen and nectar consumed by different categories of bees

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-The hazard posed to honeybees by systemic insecticides is determined by toxicity tests that are designed to study the effects of insecticides applied on the aerial parts of plants, but are not adapted to systemic substances used as soil or seed treatments. Based on the available data found in the literature, this paper proposes modes of honeybees exposure to systemic insecticides by estimating their pollen and nectar consumption. Estimates are given for larvae and for the categories of adults which consume the highest amounts ofpollen, the nurse bees, and -nectar, the wax-producing bees, the brood attending bees, the winter bees, and the foraging bees. As a case study, we illustrate these estimates with the example of imidacloprid because its concentrations in sunflower nectar and in sunflower and maize pollens of seed-dressed plants have been precisely determined, and because its levels of lethal, sublethal, acute, and chronic toxicities have been extensively investigated.Apis mellifera / systemic insecticide / exposure / imidacloprid / nectar / pollen

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“…Assim, é evidente a importância da padronização de testes que envolvam abelhas em todas as idades, para que seja possível prever os potenciais prejuízos para a colônia como um todo, bem como atingir medidas mitigadoras dos efeitos sobre abelhas. (Oomen et al, 1992;Aupinel et al, 2007a;Hendriksma et al, 2012;Wilkins et al, 2013; Pilling et al, (2013) e Carreck e Ratnieks (no prelo) afirmam que os estudos conduzidos em condições de laboratório e em casas de vegetação tem evidenciado efeitos subletais em abelhas, através da exposição dos indivíduos a doses muito superiores àquelas registradas em campo Henry et al, 2012;Schneider et al, 2012; …”

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Efeitos da exposição de Bombus terrestris audax, Apis mellifera carnica e Scaptotrigona bipunctata ao neonicotinóide tiametoxam e uso de Scaptotrigona aff. depilis como bioindicador

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aff. depilis forager workers allowed to consider this species as bioindicator of environmental contamination. In this study, the mortality was not a conclusive parameter as to the potential adverse effects of thiamethoxam for the bees. The potential iv of Scaptotrigona aff. depilis species as bioindicator is an important step to assess environmental contamination by neonicotinoids on stingless bees, may be used for public policy.

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Method for honeybee brood feeding tests with insect growth‐regulating insecticides

Cited by 96 publications

References 2 publications

Standard methods for toxicology research inApis mellifera

Standard methods for toxicology research inApis mellifera

Modes of honeybees exposure to systemic insecticides: estimated amounts of contaminated pollen and nectar consumed by different categories of bees

Efeitos da exposição de Bombus terrestris audax, Apis mellifera carnica e Scaptotrigona bipunctata ao neonicotinóide tiametoxam e uso de Scaptotrigona aff. depilis como bioindicador

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