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http://dx.doi.org/10.7852/ijie.2019.38.1.1

Do neonicotinoid insecticides impaired olfactory learning behavior in Apis mellifera?  

Imran, Muhammad (Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Poonch Rawalakot)
Sheikh, Umer Ayyaz Aslam (Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Poonch Rawalakot)
Nasir, Muhammad (Department of Entomology, The University of Haripur)
Ghaffar, Muhammad Abdul (Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Poonch Rawalakot)
Tamkeen, Ansa (Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Poonch Rawalakot)
Iqbal, Muhammad Aamir (Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Poonch Rawalakot)
Publication Information
International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials / v.38, no.1, 2019 , pp. 1-5 More about this Journal
Abstract
Bee's population is declining and disappearing at alarming rate. There are many factors responsible for declining the population of bees including diseases, natural enemies, environmental conditions and pesticides. Insecticides play its role dramatically for their population decline and neonicotinoid insecticides are critically important due to their wide application for pest control. Keeping in view of above problem, effect of neonicotinoid insecticides on olfactory learning behavior in Apis mellifera was observed using Proboscis Extension Reflex (PER) method. In this method, bees were harnessed in centrifuges tubes and feed on insecticides mixed sugar solution after three hours hunger. Bees were checked by feeding on non-treated sugar solution to observe PER response. Minimum proboscis extension was observed for acetamiprid and imidacloprid with 26% and 20% respectively at their recommend field doses while it was maximum for dinotefuran and thiamethoxam with 73% and 60% respectively. Only 40% bees showed response when exposed at 1/10 concentration of field dose for imidacloprid and the least at 1/100 of field dose. At control (Sugar solution) about 90% bees showed PER response. Among these neonicotinoid insecticides tested, imidacloprid and acetamiprid were the most damaging which impaired the olfactory learning performance in Apis mellifera.
Keywords
Honeybee; Apis mellifera Insecticides; Neonicotinoids; Olfactory learning;
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