Survey and Risk Assessment of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Exposure to Neonicotinoid Pesticides in Urban, Rural, and Agricultural Settings

A comparative assessment of apiaries in urban, rural, and agricultural areas was undertaken in 2013 and 2014 to examine potential honey bee colony exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides from pollen foraging. Apiaries ranged in size from one to hundreds of honey bee colonies, and included those opera...

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Published in:Journal of economic entomology 2016-04, Vol.109 (2), p.520-528
Main Authors: Lawrence, T. J, Culbert, E. M, Felsot, A. S, Hebert, V. R, Sheppard, W. S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
agricultural entomology
Agricultural land
Agrochemicals
Anabasine
Animals
APICULTURE AND SOCIAL INSECTS
Apis
Beekeeping
Bees
Cities
Environmental Exposure
Foraging behavior
Honey
Insecticides
landscape
Metabolites
Pesticides
Pollen
Residues
Risk Assessment
Toxicity
Urban agriculture
Urban areas
Washington
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Summary:A comparative assessment of apiaries in urban, rural, and agricultural areas was undertaken in 2013 and 2014 to examine potential honey bee colony exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides from pollen foraging. Apiaries ranged in size from one to hundreds of honey bee colonies, and included those operated by commercial, sideline (semicommercial), and hobbyist beekeepers. Residues in and on wax and beebread (stored pollen in the hive) were evaluated for the nitro-substituted neonicotinoid insecticides imidacloprid and its olefin metabolite and the active ingredients clothianidin, thiamethoxam, and dinotefuran. Beebread and comb wax collected from hives in agricultural landscapes were more likely to have detectable residues of thiamethoxam and clothianidin than that collected from hives in rural or urban areas (∼50% of samples vs.
ISSN:0022-0493
1938-291X
DOI:10.1093/jee/tov397