期刊
INVERTEBRATE NEUROSCIENCE
卷 13, 期 1, 页码 63-70出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s10158-012-0144-7
关键词
Apis mellifera; Olfactory learning; Imidacloprid; Coumaphos; Pesticide
资金
- UK government Insect Pollinators Initiative (BBSRC) [BB/I000143/1]
- UK government Insect Pollinators Initiative (NERC) [BB/I000143/1]
- UK government Insect Pollinators Initiative (Wellcome Trust) [BB/I000143/1]
- UK government Insect Pollinators Initiative (DEFRA) [BB/I000143/1]
- UK government Insect Pollinators Initiative (Scottish Government) [BB/I000143/1]
- BBSRC [BB/I000143/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/I000143/1] Funding Source: researchfish
The decline of honeybees and other pollinating insects is a current cause for concern. A major factor implicated in their decline is exposure to agricultural chemicals, in particular the neonicotinoid insecticides such as imidacloprid. Honeybees are also subjected to additional chemical exposure when beekeepers treat hives with acaricides to combat the mite Varroa destructor. Here, we assess the effects of acute sublethal doses of the neonicotinoid imidacloprid, and the organophosphate acaricide coumaphos, on honey bee learning and memory. Imidacloprid had little effect on performance in a six-trial olfactory conditioning assay, while coumaphos caused a modest impairment. We report a surprising lack of additive adverse effects when both compounds were administered simultaneously, which instead produced a modest improvement in learning and memory.
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