Doses and residues of acephate baits used to eradicate undesirable honey bees: a hazard assessment

The expansion of the aggressive Africanized honeybee population in Texas is expected to intensify the need for bee population control. The environmental hazards posed by the widely advocated acephate baiting technique for undesirable bee control were studied. Acephate doses delivered to experimental...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 1991-09, Vol.47 (3), p.422-427
Main Authors: Danka, R.G. (USDA-ARS, Honey-Bee Breeding Genetics and Physiology Laboratory, Baton Rouge, LA), Williams, J.L, Harmon, C.W, Rinderer, T.E, Morris, H.F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ACEFATO
ACEPHATE
Animals
APIS MELLIFERA SCUTELLATA
Applied sciences
Bees
Chromatography, Gas
Exact sciences and technology
Global environmental pollution
Honey - analysis
Insect Control
INSECTICIDAS
INSECTICIDE
INSECTICIDES
Insecticides - analysis
METAMIDOFOS
METHAMIDOPHOS
Organothiophosphorus Compounds - analysis
Pesticide Residues - analysis
Phosphoramides
PIEGE
Pollution
RESIDU
RESIDUES
RESIDUOS
TRAMPAS
TRAPS
Waxes - analysis
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Summary:The expansion of the aggressive Africanized honeybee population in Texas is expected to intensify the need for bee population control. The environmental hazards posed by the widely advocated acephate baiting technique for undesirable bee control were studied. Acephate doses delivered to experimental colonies under field conditions were quantified, and residues of acephate and its metabolite methanidophos in treated colonies were measured to evaluate their potential environmental contamination. Only small doses of acephate were required to successfully eradicate target bee colonies by baiting, minimal residues remained in destroyed nests, and nontarget organisms were rarely exposed.
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/BF01702205