Side-effects of pesticides on non-target insects in agriculture: A mini-review

JE Serrão, A Plata-Rueda, LC Martínez… - The Science of …, 2022 - Springer
Climate change mediated by anthropogenic activity induces significant alterations on pest
abundance and behavior and a potential increase in the use of agrochemicals for crop …

What can we learn from commercial insecticides? Efficacy, toxicity, environmental impacts, and future developments

P Rezende-Teixeira, RG Dusi, PC Jimenez… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Worldwide pesticide usage was estimated in up to 3.5 million tons in 2020. The number of
approved products varies among different countries, however, in Brazil, there are nearly …

The fungicide iprodione affects midgut cells of non-target honey bee Apis mellifera workers

LS Carneiro, LC Martínez, WG Gonçalves… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The honey bee Apis mellifera is an important pollinator of agricultural crops and natural
forests. Honey bee populations have declined over the years, as a result of diseases …

A review of sub-lethal neonicotinoid insecticides exposure and effects on pollinators

C Lu, YT Hung, Q Cheng - Current Pollution Reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Beekeepers around the world have been reporting the ongoing
weakening of honeybee health and subsequently the increasing colony losses since 1990 …

The fungicide azoxystrobin causes histopathological and cytotoxic changes in the midgut of the honey bee Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

RS Serra, LC Martínez, JFS Cossolin, MTCS Resende… - Ecotoxicology, 2023 - Springer
Apis mellifera is an important bee pollinating native and crop plants but its recent population
decline has been linked to the use of pesticides, including fungicides that have been …

[HTML][HTML] Neonicotinoids act like endocrine disrupting chemicals in newly-emerged bees and winter bees

D Baines, E Wilton, A Pawluk, M de Gorter… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Accumulating evidence suggests that neonicotinoids may have long-term adverse effects on
bee health, yet our understanding of how this could occur is incomplete. Pesticides can act …

[HTML][HTML] Fungicide pyraclostrobin affects midgut morphophysiology and reduces survival of Brazilian native stingless bee Melipona scutellaris

CE da Costa Domingues, LVB Inoue… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Native stingless bees are key pollinators of native flora and important for many crops.
However, the loss of natural fragments and exposure to pesticides can hinder the …

Exposure to a sublethal concentration of imidacloprid and the side effects on target and nontarget organs of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

AF Catae, TC Roat, M Pratavieira, AR Silva Menegasso… - Ecotoxicology, 2018 - Springer
The use of insecticides has become increasingly frequent, and studies indicate that these
compounds are involved in the intoxication of bees. Imidacloprid is a widely used …

[HTML][HTML] Cytotoxic effects on the midgut, hypopharyngeal, glands and brain of Apis mellifera honey bee workers exposed to chronic concentrations of lambda …

MBA de Castro, LC Martinez, JFS Cossolin, RS Serra… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The honeybee, Apis mellifera is economically important for its products (honey, wax, and
propolis) and for its role in pollination. This insect is threated due to high population losses …

Cellular alterations in midgut cells of honey bee workers (Apis millefera L.) exposed to sublethal concentrations of CdO or PbO nanoparticles or their binary mixture

K Dabour, Y Al Naggar, S Masry, E Naiem… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Beside many beneficial applications in industry, agriculture and medicine, nanoparticles
(NPs) released into the environment might cause adverse effects. In the present study …