Pesticide Usage in Relation to Beekeeping

Anderson, L. D.; Atkins, E. L.

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“…In rating pesticide hazard to honey bees, acute toxicity values of mortality are often relied on (Anderson and Atkins, 1968;Atkins, 1975;Johansen, 1977;NRCC, 1981), even when field experimentation is incorporated into the hazard rating. The relationships between chemicals in laboratory mortality and field studies have been shown to vary in some cases.…”

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“…North American agricultural products valued at some $ 20 billion (U.S.) depend in some way on the honey bee (Levin, 1984;Winston and Scott, 1984). Pesticide use has also become an essential part of modern agriculture, and the honey bee is susceptible to many commonly used chemicals (Anderson and Atkins, 1968;Atkins, 1975;Johansen, 1977Johansen, , 1979Johansen, , 1983 (Stoner et al, 1985), carbaryl (Winterlin and Walker, 1973), dimethoate Waller et al, 1979;Barker et al, 1980;Stoner et al, 1983) and carbofuran (Stoner et al, 1982) to whole colonies reduced honey production, brood rearing and worker population size. Sublethal topical treatments to individual workers resulted in impairment in the dance language with methyl-parathion (Schricker and Stephen, 1970), reduced lifespan with malathion or diazinon (Smirle et al, 1984;MacKenzie, 1986); and altered foraging patterns with diazinon (MacKenzie, 1986) and permethrin (Cox and Wilson, 1984).…”

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The effects of sublethal exposure to diazinon, carbaryl and resmethrin on longevity and foraging in Apis mellifera L

MacKenzie¹,

Winston²

1989

Apidologie

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Summary — Topical, sublethal applications of three insecticides, diazinon, carbaryl and resmethrin, were given to worker honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) of two age groups, 0 and 14 days. For newly emerged workers, carbaryl was the most hazardous in sublethal amounts, adversely affecting both longevity and foraging age. Resmethrin was intermediate in effect, and diazinon the least hazardous. This is different from mortality studies in which the effects of carbaryl and diazinon were similar, and resmethrin the most toxic. For 14-day-old workers, there were only two statistically significant differences affecting foraging in the sublethal studies, and these were not conclusive. However, in mortality studies carbaryl was the least toxic, diazinon intermediate and resmethrin the most toxic pesticide.Newly emerged worker honey bees were more sensitive to pesticide exposure, in both acute and sublethal effects, than older workers. In order to evaluate pesticide hazards to the honey bee, both laboratory and field tests should be used. A field bioassay involving sublethal exposure effects on longevity and foraging may be useful in this regard.

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The effects of sublethal exposure to diazinon, carbaryl and resmethrin on longevity and foraging in Apis mellifera L

MacKenzie¹,

Winston²

1989

Apidologie

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“…The use of herbicides and other weed-controlling practices further reduce bee pasturage/forage (Kevan 1975a).Indiscriminate and excessiveapplication of insecticides is another factor in reducing the bee populations (Free 1970a(Free , 1972Martin and McGregor 1973;Kevan 1974Kevan , 1975aMcGregor 1976;Deodikar 1980;Wilson et aI1980). Poisonous effects of herbicides on bees were reported by Anderson and Atkins (1968), Moffett et al (1972). The pesticide poisoning sensitivity was shown to be influenced by pollen feeding conditions (Wahl and Vim 1983).…”

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Bee-flower interactions and pollination potential

Reddi

1984

Proc Ani Sci

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This article presents the recent trends in describing the bee-blossom relationships, in interpreting the beesforaging behaviour on the basis of optimal foraging theory and the nature of floral resource, the role of pollinator behaviour such as trap-lining, opportunism, territorial aggression, group foraging in determining the genetic make-up of the bee pollinated plants, and considering the pollination from the ecosystem point ofview. The idea that honey bees and other social bees are adequate enough to pollinate the crops is considered as premature, and detailed studies to explore the pollination potential of wild bees together with their conservation and management are suggested.

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“…Anderson and Atkins classify chlorobenzilate, chlorfenethol, dicofol, fenson, Neotran, ovex, and tetradifon as relatively nontoxic to the honey bee (31). In fact, the direct control of acarine disease of bees has been accomplished with chlorobenzilate, chlorfenethol, and ovex (32).…”

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Properties and Actions of Bridged Diphenyl Acaricides

March¹

1976

Environmental Health Perspectives

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The properties and actions of the bridged diphenyl acaricides are discussed. These pesticides, which are more or less structurally related to DDT, were the first of the specific acaricides to be developed. They exhibit remarkable properties of specificity, being primarily toxic to phytophagous mites but of very low toxicity to most nontarget species, including insects, fish, birds, and mammals. Although many important facets of their broad mode of action are understood, virtually nothing is known of their primary mode of action or the underlying bases of their specificities. In most ways they are model compounds for integrated control and pest management activities and thus merit greater attention than they have received to elucidate the fundamentals underlying their unusual properties and actions.

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Pesticide Usage in Relation to Beekeeping

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The effects of sublethal exposure to diazinon, carbaryl and resmethrin on longevity and foraging in Apis mellifera L

The effects of sublethal exposure to diazinon, carbaryl and resmethrin on longevity and foraging in Apis mellifera L

Bee-flower interactions and pollination potential

Properties and Actions of Bridged Diphenyl Acaricides

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