A test method for assessing chronic oral toxicity of a pesticide to solitary nesting orchard bees, Osmia spp. (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)
Ana R Cabrera, Joshua Zuber, Niklas Hamaekers, Allen Olmstead, Pamela Jensen, Prema Karunanithi, Daniel R Schmehl, Nina Exeler · 2024
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Description
Ana Cabrera and co-authors developed in 2024 a standard test for the chronic effects of pesticides eaten by orchard bees. These solitary bees pollinate fruit trees and several species are sold commercially in the United States and Europe. Regulators need ways to judge pesticide risk for them beyond the honey bee methods.
Their ten-day test gives female bees free access to sugar solution dosed with the test chemical and tracks survival, feeding, and weight for four species. A reference toxin validated the design, giving lethal daily doses in the same range for all four species. The method was aligned with honey bee and bumble bee standards to make cross-species comparisons easier.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ana R Cabrera, Joshua Zuber, Niklas Hamaekers, Allen Olmstead, Pamela Jensen, Prema Karunanithi, Daniel R Schmehl, Nina Exeler |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |