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Toxicity of organophosphorus pesticides to the stingless bees Scaptotrigona bipunctata and Tetragonisca fiebrigi
- Source :
- Apidologie, Apidologie, 2017, 48 (5), pp.612-620. ⟨10.1007/s13592-017-0502-x⟩, Web of Science, Repositório Institucional da UNESP, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), instacron:UNESP
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2017.
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Abstract
- Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-26T15:44:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2017-09-01 Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) This study estimated the toxicity of the insecticides chlorpyrifos and phosmet to the stingless bees Scaptotrigona bipunctata and Tetragonisca fiebrigi. The results showed significant differences in susceptibility between the tested species, indicating that S. bipunctata are more tolerant to chlorpyrifos than T. fiebrigi in both assays. In contrast, the two tested stingless bee species showed no significant differences in susceptibility to phosmet. Our findings indicated that the insecticides chlorpyrifos and phosmet are potentially dangerous to S. bipunctata and T. fiebrigi both topically and by ingestion. It is essential to propose measures to minimize the impact of these products on pollinators. This study is the first evaluation of the lethal effects of the insecticides chlorpyrifos and phosmet to S. bipunctata and T. fiebrigi, and it provides important support for future studies on pesticide toxicity in stingless bees. Pontificia Univ Catolica Rio Grande do Sul, Dept Biodiversidade & Ecol, Fac Biociencias, Ave Ipiranga 6681, BR-90619900 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Lab Ecotoxicol & Conservacao Abelhas, Ave 24-A,1515, BR-13506900 Sao Paulo, Brazil Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Lab Ecotoxicol & Conservacao Abelhas, Ave 24-A,1515, BR-13506900 Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
phosmet
Stingless bee
[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
Pesticide toxicity
chlorpyrifos
Toxicology
chemistry.chemical_compound
Pollinator
acute topical toxicity
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
biology
Phosmet
biology.organism_classification
people.cause_of_death
010602 entomology
Scaptotrigona bipunctata
chemistry
Insect Science
Chlorpyrifos
Toxicity
acute oral toxicity
Tetragonisca fiebrigi
pollinators
people
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 90619900 and 00448435
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Apidologie, Apidologie, 2017, 48 (5), pp.612-620. ⟨10.1007/s13592-017-0502-x⟩, Web of Science, Repositório Institucional da UNESP, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), instacron:UNESP
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e875c50bf3ee793d3b36778c2170814d