Deltamethrin Impairs Honeybees (Apis mellifera) Dancing Communication

Zhang, Zu Yun; Li, Zhen; Huang, Qiang; Zhang, Xuewen; Li, Ke; Yan, Wei; Zhang, Li Zhen; Zeng, Zhi

doi:10.1007/s00244-019-00680-3

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“…Sublethal doses of pesticides are also well known to impact insect behaviors. For example, sublethal exposure to deltamethrin was found to diminish maternal egg care (Meunier et al 2020), to impair orientation and memory and to increase stimulus sensitivity, general excitement and disordered movements (Zhang et al 2020;Decourtye et al 2004;Ramirez-Romero et al 2005;Thompson 2003). However, whereas understanding of sublethal effects typically focuses on physiological and behavioral parameters (Mc Luckie et al 2020;Meunier et al 2020), in the present work we emphasize the importance of sublethal effects on genome integrity and, more importantly, we revealed for the first time that these effects can be observed also at the larval stage.…”

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A micronucleus assay detects genotoxic effects of herbicide exposure in a protected butterfly species

2020

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Lycaena dispar Hawort (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), a protected butterfly, is declining in Europe, but it thrives in rice fields in northern Italy. Here, agrochemical usage could threaten its long-term survival. We investigated, by micronucleus (MN) assay, the genotoxic effect of glyphosate, a common herbicide, on L. dispar larvae. Micronuclei (MNi) are DNA fragments separated from the main nucleus and represent the result of genomic damage that has been transmitted to daughter cells. In a control/treatment experiment, we extracted epithelial cells from last-instar larvae fed with Rumex spp. plants sprayed with a solution containing 3.6 g/L of glyphosate, and from larvae fed with unsprayed plants. MNi and other chromosomal aberrations—nuclear buds (NBUDs) and bi-nucleated cells—were then scored in 1000 cells/subject. Significant differences were found between glyphosate-exposed and control groups in terms of MNi and total genomic damage, but not in terms of NBUDs or bi-nucleated cells. We reported a possible genomic damage induced by glyphosate on larvae of L. dispar. For the first time, a MN assay was used in order to evaluate the genomic damage on a phytophagous invertebrate at the larval stage. Increased levels of MNi reflect a condition of genomic instability that can result in reduced vitality and in an increased risk of local extinction. Therefore, farmland management compatible with wildlife conservation is needed.

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A micronucleus assay detects genotoxic effects of herbicide exposure in a protected butterfly species

2020

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“…The influence of some pyrethroid active ingredients (deltamethrin, bifenthrin and fluvalinate) on neuronal excitability of honeybee brain neurons has also been reported (VanDame et al 1995). An extensive literature review of toxicity data of various insecticides' influence on honeybees and other insects showed that honeybees were moderately or highly sensitive to deltamethrin in comparison with other insects (Zhou et al 2011, Zhang et al, 2020, Belzunces et al 2012.…”

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“…the forager discrimination system, dilution by pollen mixing or colony food processing by microbial fermentation (Hardstone and Scott 2010). This may be the explanation for the fact of a great difference between deltamethrin contact acute toxicity-LD 50 0.0015 (μg bee −1 )-and oral acute toxicity-LD 50 0.07 (μg bee −1 ) for honeybees (Zhang et al, 2020(Zhang et al, 2014Berenbaum and Johnson 2015), which means high risk for this species and our field data, in which bee colonies are able to overcome the toxin and survive-sometimes without any negative effects.…”

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The influence of acetamiprid and deltamethrin on the mortality and behaviour of honeybees (Apis mellifera carnica Pollman) in oilseed rape cultivations

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The aim of the research was to determine the influence of acetamiprid and deltamethrin on the mortality and behaviour of honeybees of the same variety, coming from the same source and estimated to be in good condition by a professional beekeeper, but in different years and under different weather conditions. Results of research conducted in field isolators in oilseed rape fields in the years 2012-2018 showed no acetamiprid influence either on the mortality or on the behaviour of honeybees. Deltamethrin activity differed from a lack of influence through causing mortality and a weaker condition of honeybee colonies to the destruction of the colony. This demonstrates the relative safety of acetamiprid to honeybees and the high risk of deltamethrin use. The differences in the bee colonies' reaction to deltamethrin are probably caused by the high acute toxicity of this active ingredient, genetically dependent, variable metabolic capabilities of particular bee colonies, or coexistence of a variety of different stressors-mainly pathogens.

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“…Zhang et al (2020) reported that imidacloprid contributed error to the waggle dance, increasing variance in the divergence angle of the waggle phase and in the waggle dance return phases. Similarly, the pyrethroid pesticide, deltamethrin, reduced the precision of honey bee waggle dancing and thereby decreased its information content (Zhang et al, 2019). Interestingly, although these dances were more variable, bees produced more dance circuits per 15 s, usually a measure of excitation about a resource (Zhang et al, 2019).…”

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“…Similarly, the pyrethroid pesticide, deltamethrin, reduced the precision of honey bee waggle dancing and thereby decreased its information content (Zhang et al, 2019). Interestingly, although these dances were more variable, bees produced more dance circuits per 15 s, usually a measure of excitation about a resource (Zhang et al, 2019).…”

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Flupyradifurone reduces nectar consumption and foraging but does not alter honey bee recruitment dancing

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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

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Foraging is essential for honey bee colony fitness and is enhanced by the waggle dance, a recruitment behavior in which bees can communicate food location and quality. We tested if the consumption of nectar (sucrose solution) with a field-realistic concentration of 4 ppm flupyradifurone (FPF) could alter foraging behavior and recruitment dancing in Apis mellifera. Foragers were repelled by FPF. They visited the FPF feeder less often and spent less time imbibing sucrose solution (2.5 M, 65% w/w) with FPF. As a result, bees feeding on the FPF treatment consumed 16% less nectar. However, FPF did not affect dancing: there were no effects on unloading wait time, the number of dance bouts per nest visit, or the number of dance circuits performed per dance bout. FPF could therefore deter bees from foraging on contaminated nectar. However, the willingness of bees to recruit nestmates for nectar with FPF is concerning. Recruitment can rapidly amplify the number of foragers and could overcome the decrease in consumption of FPF-contaminated nectar, resulting in a net inflow of pesticide to the colony. FPF also significantly altered the expression of 116 genes, some of which may be relevant for the olfactory learning deficits induced by FPF and the toxicity of FPF.

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Deltamethrin Impairs Honeybees (Apis mellifera) Dancing Communication

Cited by 21 publications

References 40 publications

A micronucleus assay detects genotoxic effects of herbicide exposure in a protected butterfly species

A micronucleus assay detects genotoxic effects of herbicide exposure in a protected butterfly species

The influence of acetamiprid and deltamethrin on the mortality and behaviour of honeybees (Apis mellifera carnica Pollman) in oilseed rape cultivations

Flupyradifurone reduces nectar consumption and foraging but does not alter honey bee recruitment dancing

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