A field-based quantitative analysis of sublethal effects of air pollution on pollinators.

ABSTRACT: While the impact of air pollution on human health is well studied, mechanistic impacts of air pollution on wild systems, including those providing essential ecosystem services, are largely unknown, but directly impact our health and well-being. India is the world's largest fruit producer, second most populous country, and contains 9 of the world's 10 most polluted cities. Here, we sampled Giant Asian honey bees, Apis dorsata, at locations with varying air pollution levels in Bangalore, India. We observed significant correlations between increased respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) deposition and changes in bee survival, flower visitation, heart rate, hemocyte levels, and expression of genes related to lipid metabolism, stress, and immunity. Lab-reared Drosophila melan

SUBMITTER: Thimmegowda GG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7456092 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature