Joint Toxicity of Acetamiprid and Co‐Applied Pesticide Adjuvants on Honeybees under Semifield and Laboratory Conditions

• Published in: Environmental toxicology and chemistry Vol. 38; no. 9; pp. 1940 - 1946
• Main Authors: Chen, Lang, Yan, Qingping, Zhang, Jinzhen, Yuan, Shankui, Liu, Xingang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2019
• Subjects: Acute toxicity; Adjuvants; Animals; Apis mellifera; Bees; Bees - drug effects; Bioassays; Colonies; Ecotoxicology; Environmental risk; Flight intensity; Honeybee colony development; Insecticide; Insecticides - toxicity; Laboratories; Laboratory tests; Models, Theoretical; Neonicotinoids - toxicity; Pesticide adjuvants; Pesticide Synergists - toxicity; Pesticides; Population‐level effects; Risk management; Toxicity; Toxicity Tests, Acute; Ultrasonic testing; Pesticide adjuvants; Honeybee colony development; Flight intensity; Insecticide; Population-level effects; Ecotoxicology

The evaluation of adverse effects of pesticides, pesticide adjuvants, and their combination on honeybees is hampered by a lack of colony‐level bioassays reflecting productivity and survival over longer term exposure. In the present study, the joint toxicity of acetamiprid and co‐applied pesticide ad...