Effects of neonicotinoids on honey bee autogrooming behavior against the tracheal mite Acarapis woodi

• Published in: Ecotoxicology (London) Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 251 - 258
• Main Authors: Sakamoto, Yoshiko, Yoshiyama, Mikio, Maeda, Taro, Goka, Koichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.03.2022; Springer
• Subjects: Acarapis woodi; Animal behavior; Animals; Apis mellifera; Bees; Crops, Agricultural; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecology; Ecotoxicology; endoparasites; Environment; Environmental Management; grooming (animal behavior); honey; honey bees; Honeybee; immune system; Insecticides - toxicity; Mites - physiology; Neonicotinoids - toxicity; nicotinic receptors; pollinators; Thiamethoxam; toxicity; Self-grooming; Anti-parasite defense; Pollinator; Insecticide; Sub-lethal effect

The European honey bee, Apis mellifera , is the most common and important pollinator of crops worldwide. Honey bees are damaged by destructive parasitic mites, but they also have evolved a behavioral immune system to remove them. Exposures to neonicotinoids, however, can cause significant behavioral...