Honey bees are important pollinators and are essential in agriculture;as such they get exposed to a wide range of pesticides while foraging in contaminated fields or during the spray of chemical on crops. It is theref...Honey bees are important pollinators and are essential in agriculture;as such they get exposed to a wide range of pesticides while foraging in contaminated fields or during the spray of chemical on crops. It is therefore important to know the toxicity and evaluate the impacts of bees’ exposure to these molecules. Acetamiprid and cypermethrin are two pesticides widely used in Cameroon and other countries. The objective of this study was to determine the toxicity of acetamiprid and cypermethrin on the native subspecies of <em>Apis mellifera</em> L. in agricultural areas in Adamaoua-Cameroon and to evaluate the impact on honeybee foragers exposed to lethal and sublethal doses of these two insecticides. The results obtained in laboratory conditions show that acetamiprid and cypermethrin are toxic to <em>A. mellifera</em>. The symptoms of neurotoxicity and first mortality appear 15 min after the ingestion of the high concentrations and about 30 to 45 min after the inoculation of the pesticides through contact route and the mortality increases with the concentration and time. The LC50 of acetamiprid obtained after 24 h are respectively 5.26 ng/μl for the topical application and 4.70 μg/μl by the oral route. At the same time, the LC50 of cypermethrin are respectively 2.27 ng/μl for topical application and 2.68 ng/μl for oral toxicity. For a sustainable agriculture and beekeeping, it is, therefore, important to establish quality measures on these insecticides in the ecosystem and to set up a phyto-pharmacovigilance and awareness system to the population.展开更多
The investigations were carried out from September 10 through October 13, 2017 at Tchabbal-Mounguel. On <em>Gossypium hirsutum</em> flowers, investigations were done on many aspects of the pollination serv...The investigations were carried out from September 10 through October 13, 2017 at Tchabbal-Mounguel. On <em>Gossypium hirsutum</em> flowers, investigations were done on many aspects of the pollination services of <em>Amegilla calens</em> and <em>Apis mellifera. G. hirsutum</em> flowers were observed to study the activity of <em>A. calens</em> and <em>A. mellifera</em> and to evaluate their impacts on fruits and seed yields of this Malvaceae. The treatments consisted of 120 flowers left for free pollination, 120 flowers protected from insects using gauze bag nets, 200 protected flowers and visited exclusively by <em>A. calens </em>and <em>A. mellifera</em> and 100 protected flowers then opened and closed without any visit of insects or any other organisms. The results show that on cotton flowers, foragers of <em>A. calens</em> and <em>A. mellifera</em> highly collect nectar and pollen on its flowers. The highest mean number of individuals simultaneously active per 1000 flowers is 587 for <em>A. calens</em> and 526 for <em>A. mellifera</em>. Through their pollinating efficiency, <em>A. calens</em> and <em>A. mellifera </em>caused a significant increase in the fruiting rate by 7.00% and 17.33%, the number of seeds per fruit by 44.20% and 18.32% and the normal seeds by 47.78% and 5.66% respectively. Therefore, the conservation of the nests of <em>A. calens</em> and colonies of <em>A. mellifera</em> around <em>G. hirsutum</em> plantations are to be recommended to improve the fruit and seed yields of this Malvaceae.展开更多
文摘Honey bees are important pollinators and are essential in agriculture;as such they get exposed to a wide range of pesticides while foraging in contaminated fields or during the spray of chemical on crops. It is therefore important to know the toxicity and evaluate the impacts of bees’ exposure to these molecules. Acetamiprid and cypermethrin are two pesticides widely used in Cameroon and other countries. The objective of this study was to determine the toxicity of acetamiprid and cypermethrin on the native subspecies of <em>Apis mellifera</em> L. in agricultural areas in Adamaoua-Cameroon and to evaluate the impact on honeybee foragers exposed to lethal and sublethal doses of these two insecticides. The results obtained in laboratory conditions show that acetamiprid and cypermethrin are toxic to <em>A. mellifera</em>. The symptoms of neurotoxicity and first mortality appear 15 min after the ingestion of the high concentrations and about 30 to 45 min after the inoculation of the pesticides through contact route and the mortality increases with the concentration and time. The LC50 of acetamiprid obtained after 24 h are respectively 5.26 ng/μl for the topical application and 4.70 μg/μl by the oral route. At the same time, the LC50 of cypermethrin are respectively 2.27 ng/μl for topical application and 2.68 ng/μl for oral toxicity. For a sustainable agriculture and beekeeping, it is, therefore, important to establish quality measures on these insecticides in the ecosystem and to set up a phyto-pharmacovigilance and awareness system to the population.
文摘The investigations were carried out from September 10 through October 13, 2017 at Tchabbal-Mounguel. On <em>Gossypium hirsutum</em> flowers, investigations were done on many aspects of the pollination services of <em>Amegilla calens</em> and <em>Apis mellifera. G. hirsutum</em> flowers were observed to study the activity of <em>A. calens</em> and <em>A. mellifera</em> and to evaluate their impacts on fruits and seed yields of this Malvaceae. The treatments consisted of 120 flowers left for free pollination, 120 flowers protected from insects using gauze bag nets, 200 protected flowers and visited exclusively by <em>A. calens </em>and <em>A. mellifera</em> and 100 protected flowers then opened and closed without any visit of insects or any other organisms. The results show that on cotton flowers, foragers of <em>A. calens</em> and <em>A. mellifera</em> highly collect nectar and pollen on its flowers. The highest mean number of individuals simultaneously active per 1000 flowers is 587 for <em>A. calens</em> and 526 for <em>A. mellifera</em>. Through their pollinating efficiency, <em>A. calens</em> and <em>A. mellifera </em>caused a significant increase in the fruiting rate by 7.00% and 17.33%, the number of seeds per fruit by 44.20% and 18.32% and the normal seeds by 47.78% and 5.66% respectively. Therefore, the conservation of the nests of <em>A. calens</em> and colonies of <em>A. mellifera</em> around <em>G. hirsutum</em> plantations are to be recommended to improve the fruit and seed yields of this Malvaceae.