Honey bees as bioindicators of changing global agricultural landscapes

Quigley, Tyler P.; Amdam, Gro V.; Harwood, Gyan

doi:10.1016/j.cois.2019.08.012

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“…Laboratório de Controle Biológico (LABCON), Universidade Tecnológica Federal Do Paraná (UTFPR), Campus Dois Vizinhos (DV), Estrada para Boa Esperança, Km 04, Dois Vizinhos, Paraná CEP 85.660-000, Brazil. 2 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronomia, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil. 3 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agroecossistemas (PPGSIS), UTFPR-DV, Dois Vizinhos, Paraná CEP 85.660-000, Brazil.…”

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“…The evaluation of the mortality of the bees was performed 1,2,3,4,5,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,30,36,42,48,60,72,96,120, and 144 h after the incorporation of products in the feed (methodology adapted from Baptista et al 49 , Libardoni et al 33 . All the tests were performed in triplicates.…”

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“…The species Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) has a wide distribution and generalist foraging. The honey bees can be a biological indicator of environmental pollution and, the use of them as a monitor also contributes to the ecological impact statement on the presence of agrochemicals, especially pesticides 1,2 . It is a pollinating species of great importance, as it can visit twice as many flowers as other bees 3 .…”

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Possible interference of Bacillus thuringiensis in the survival and behavior of Africanized honey bees (Apis mellifera)

Libardoni

Neves

Abati

et al. 2021

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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), an entomopathogenic bacterium, has been used as bioinsecticides for insect pest control worldwide. Consequently, the objective of this work was to evaluate the possible effects of commercial formulations of Bt products, Dipel and Xentari, on the survival and behavior of Africanized honey bees (Apis mellifera). Bioassays were performed on foragers and newly emerged (24-h-old) bees that received the products mixed in the food. Their survival and behavior were evaluated through the vertical displacement tests and the walk test, analyzed using software Bee-Move. Then, histological analysis of the mesenterium was performed. As control treatment was used sterile water. The honey bees’ survival was evaluated for between 1 and 144 h. No interference of B. thuringiensis, Dipel and Xentari, in the survival of Africanized honey bees were found. Only Xentari interfered with vertical displacement behavior of newly emerged (24-h-old) bees. Both the products tested were selective and safe for A. mellifera.

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Possible interference of Bacillus thuringiensis in the survival and behavior of Africanized honey bees (Apis mellifera)

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Abati

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“…Finally, honeybees are indispensable pollinators that are of great importance to ecosystem integrity. As they are bioindicators, honeybees can be used to assess and monitor changes in agricultural ecosystem quality and can supply ecological data (Quigley et al 2019).…”

Section: Honeybees and Hive Products As Bioindicators And Bioaccumulamentioning

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“…These contaminants are still monitored by analyzing bees and their products (Badiou-Beneteau et al 2013;Nikolić et al 2016;Gutiérrez et al 2015;Skorbilowicz et al 2018). Later, honeybees were most commonly used to monitor the levels of pesticides in fields and on vegetables visited by honeybees (Quigley et al 2019;Codling et al 2016;Kasiotis et al 2014;Barganska et al 2018;de Oliveira et al 2016). Several persistent organic pollutants (including explosive residues) originating from industrial and urban activities have also been isolated from bee samples and evaluated (Garcia-Valcarcel et al 2016;Drummond et al 2017;Simic et al 2019;Gómez-Ramos et al 2019).…”

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Bioindicators and biomonitoring: honeybees and hive products as pollution impact assessment tools for the Mediterranean area

Girotti

Ghini

Ferri

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Euro-Mediterr J Environ Integr

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The global range of the environmental quality issues we all face necessitates integrated action from all of the countries that suffer from a particular environmental issue. We must be able to obtain data on the presence of pollutants and their effects on biota from any territory, regardless of its environmental, infrastructural, social, and economic conditions. Biomonitoring utilizes organisms and natural materials to obtain this information. In particular, the honeybee is a ubiquitous, easy-to-breed organism with great mobility. Its body, which is covered with hairs, picks up materials and particulates that it encounters in the environment. Therefore, bees are highly effective accumulators of materials from the soil, vegetation, air, and water. These characteristics mean that the honeybee is both a bioindicator and a passive bioaccumulator organism, making it an ideal agent for easily monitoring vast areas inexpensively, even in regions where infrastructure is scarce. In this short review, we summarize the main targets of the honeybee-based monitoring campaigns that have been carried out to date, highlighting the results obtained in assessments of organic and inorganic pollution performed by coupling more modern technologies with this long-standing practice. It is hoped that this review will make scientists more aware of the incredible potential of these delicate organisms to provide data that could prove useful in the management of environmental issues.

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