Lethal and sublethal synergistic effects of a new systemic pesticide, flupyradifurone (Sivanto^®), on honeybees.

ABSTRACT: The honeybee ( Apis mellifera L.) is an important pollinator and a model for pesticide effects on insect pollinators. The effects of agricultural pesticides on honeybee health have therefore raised concern. Bees can be exposed to multiple pesticides that may interact synergistically, amplifying their side effects. Attention has focused on neonicotinoid pesticides, but flupyradifurone (FPF) is a novel butenolide insecticide that is also systemic and a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) agonist. We therefore tested the lethal and sublethal toxic effects of FPF over different seasons and worker types, and the interaction of FPF with a common SBI fungicide, propiconazole. We provide the first demonstration of adverse synergistic effects on bee survival and behaviour (poor coordination, h

SUBMITTER: Tosi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6501679 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature