Abstract
The effects of sublethal pesticide exposure on queen emergence and immunity were measured. Queen-rearing colonies were fed pollen with chlorpyrifos (CPF) alone (pollen-1) and with CPF and the fungicide Pristine® (pollen-2). Fewer queens emerged when larvae were reared in colonies fed pollen-1 or pollen-2 than when larvae were reared in outside colonies without contaminated pollen. Larvae grafted from and reared in colonies fed pollen-2 had the lowest rate of queen emergence. Deformed wing virus (DWV) and black queen cell virus were found in nurse bees from colonies fed pollen-1 or pollen-2 and in outside colonies. The viruses also were detected in queen larvae. However, we did not detect virus in emerged queens grafted from and reared in outside colonies. In contrast, DWV was found in all emerged queens grafted from colonies fed pollen-1 or pollen-2 and reared either in outside hives or those fed pollen-1 or pollen-2. The results suggest that sublethal exposure of CPF alone but especially when Pristine® is added reduces queen emergence possibly due to compromised immunity in developing queens.
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DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., Chen, Y. (2017). Sublethal Effects of Pesticides on Queen-Rearing Success. In: Vreeland, R., Sammataro, D. (eds) Beekeeping – From Science to Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60637-8_4
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