Colony field test reveals dramatically higher toxicity of a widely-used mito-toxic fungicide on honey bees (Apis mellifera)

Adrian Fisher; Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman; Brian H. Smith; Meredith Johnson; Osman Kaftanoglu; Teddy Cogley; Jennifer H. Fewell; Jon F. Harrison

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115964

Colony field test reveals dramatically higher toxicity of a widely-used mito-toxic fungicide on honey bees (Apis mellifera)

Adrian Fisher, Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman, Brian H. Smith, Meredith Johnson, Osman Kaftanoglu, Teddy Cogley, Jennifer H. Fewell, Jon F. Harrison

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Abstract

Capsule: Honey bee colonies exposed to concentrations of a mito-toxic fungicide in pollen at concentrations similar to what they receive while foraging in a sprayed orchard experienced a dose-dependent reduction in worker lifespan, reducing colony populations. Lethal effects were observed at concentrations three orders of magnitude lower than in lab studies demonstrating the need for re-evaluation of fungicide safety.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	115964
Journal	Environmental Pollution
Volume	269
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115964
State	Published - Jan 15 2021

Keywords

Colony health
Fungicides
Honey bees
Pesticides

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Toxicology
Pollution
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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Colony field test reveals dramatically higher toxicity of a widely-used mito-toxic fungicide on honey bees (Apis mellifera). / Fisher, Adrian; DeGrandi-Hoffman, Gloria; Smith, Brian H.; Johnson, Meredith; Kaftanoglu, Osman; Cogley, Teddy; Fewell, Jennifer H.; Harrison, Jon F.

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