Queen honey bee (Apis mellifera) pheromone and reproductive behavior are affected by pesticide exposure during development

Walsh, Elizabeth M; Sweet, Stephen T.; Knap, Anthony H.; Ing, Nancy H.; Rangel, Juliana

doi:10.1007/s00265-020-2810-9

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“…Initially, a queen can be influenced by the environment that her parents experienced as a result of a trans-generational stress response [25][26][27][28]. She can also be influenced by different environmental stressors during development, either through exposure to biotic or abiotic stressors in the colony environment or specifically via the quality or quantity of royal jelly she receives [29][30][31][32][33]. After maturation, a queen may face different stresses during her nuptial flights [33][34][35] and after the onset of oviposition inside her colony [36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Environmental stresses can cause negative consequences for the developing queens such as substantial reduction in survival, and reduce queen emergence [29,31]. They may also compromise queens' reproductive anatomy and physiology, egg laying, locomotor activity and behavior [32,33,40], and lower mating frequency [34]. At the molecular level environmental stresses can alter the activity of xenobiotics, oxidative stress and detoxification enzymes, negatively affect the immune competence of queens [41][42][43] and increase disease susceptibility [41,42].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Honey Bee Queens and Virus Infections

Amiri

Strand

Rueppell

2020

Viruses

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The honey bee queen is the central hub of a colony to produce eggs and release pheromones to maintain social cohesion. Among many environmental stresses, viruses are a major concern to compromise the queen’s health and reproductive vigor. Viruses have evolved numerous strategies to infect queens either via vertical transmission from the queens’ parents or horizontally through the worker and drones with which she is in contact during development, while mating, and in the reproductive period in the colony. Over 30 viruses have been discovered from honey bees but only few studies exist on the pathogenicity and direct impact of viruses on the queen’s phenotype. An apparent lack of virus symptoms and practical problems are partly to blame for the lack of studies, and we hope to stimulate new research and methodological approaches. To illustrate the problems, we describe a study on sublethal effects of Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (IAPV) that led to inconclusive results. We conclude by discussing the most crucial methodological considerations and novel approaches for studying the interactions between honey bee viruses and their interactions with queen health.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Honey Bee Queens and Virus Infections

Amiri

Strand

Rueppell

2020

Viruses

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“…Queen failure, as defined by the loss of the queen or impaired queen performance, has been identified by beekeepers as one of the major factors contributing to colony loss (vanEngelsdorp et al 2013). Negative effects on queen survival, health, and performance have been reported for queens exposed to agrochemicals, both during development (DeGrandi-Hoffman et al 2013;Williams et al 2015;Walsh et al 2020) and as adults (Thompson et al 2005;Milchreit et al 2016;Chen et al 2016;Fine et al 2017b;Fine 2020). Despite this, the effects of maternal agrochemical exposure in honey bees are seldom examined or considered when evaluating risk scenarios to honey bee colonies.…”

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Beyond brood: the potential impacts of insect growth disruptors on the long-term health and performance of honey bee colonies

Fine

Corby‐Harris

2021

Apidologie

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Honey bees are valued pollinators of agricultural crops, and heavy losses reported by beekeepers have spurred efforts to identify causes. As social insects, threats to honey bees should be assessed by evaluating the effects of stress on the long-term health and productivity of the entire colony. Insect growth disruptors are a class of pesticides encountered by honey bees that target pathways involved in insect development, reproduction, and behavior, and they have been shown to affect critical aspects of all three in honey bees. Therefore, it is imperative that their risks to honey bees be thoroughly evaluated. This review describes the effects of insect growth disruptors on honey bees at the individual and colony levels, highlighting hazards associated with different chemistries, and addresses their potential impacts on the longevity of colonies. Finally, recommendations for the direction of future research to identify strategies to mitigate effects are prescribed.

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“…Negative impacts on ovary weight and fertility impairments were observed in young queens exposed during their development to coumaphos, fluvalinate and neonicotinoids via contaminated food (Haarmann et al, 2002;Pettis et al, 2004;Williams et al, 2015). Exposure to pesticides at the larval stage through contaminated wax also resulted in reduced queen egg-laying rate and attractiveness to workers (Walsh et al, 2020).…”

Section: Queen and Drone Fertilitymentioning

confidence: 99%