A systematic review of research conducted by pioneer groups in ecotoxicological studies with bees in Brazil: advances and perspectives

VR Sales, P Azevedo, MI Zucchi… - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
Brazil presents the most threatened endemic or rare species among neotropical regions,
with the Hymenoptera order, to which bees belong, classified as a high-risk category. In …

Chronic larval exposure to thiacloprid impairs honeybee antennal selectivity, learning and memory performances

L Ke, X Chen, P Dai, YJ Liu - Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The use of agricultural neonicotinoid insecticides has sub-lethal chronic effects on bees that
are more prevalent than acute toxicity. Among these insecticides, thiacloprid, a commonly …

MicroRNA-263b confers imidacloprid resistance in Sitobion miscanthi (Takahashi) by regulating the expression of the nAChRβ1 subunit

BZ Zhang, MY Zhang, YS Li, GL Hu, XZ Fan… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Chinese wheat aphid Sitobion miscanthi (CWA) is an important harmful pest in
wheat fields. Imidacloprid plays a critical role in controlling pests with sucking mouthparts …

Carbendazim exposure during the larval stage suppresses major royal jelly protein expression in nurse bees (Apis mellifera)

K Wang, H Chen, ZG Lin, QS Niu, Z Wang, F Gao, T Ji - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Studying the sublethal effects of agrochemical pesticides on nontarget honeybees (Apis
mellifera) is important for agricultural development. Carbendazim is a widely used broad …

Overexpression of SmUGGT1 Confers Imidacloprid Resistance to Sitobion miscanthi (Takahashi)

B Zhang, Y Jiang, L Cui, G Hu, D Chen… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Sitobion miscanthi, the main species of wheat aphids, is one kind of harmful pest. Chemical
insecticides are the important agrochemical products to effectively control wheat aphids …

Thiamethoxam toxicity on the stingless bee Friesiomelitta varia: LC50, survival time, and enzymatic biomarkers assessment

FC de Souza, L Miotelo, G Maloni, IVR Otero… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Bees play a crucial role as pollinating insects in both natural and cultivated areas. However,
the use of pesticides, such as thiamethoxam, has been identified as a contributing factor …

CYP4CJ6-mediated resistance to two neonicotinoid insecticides in Sitobion miscanthi (Takahashi)

GL Hu, LY Lu, YS Li, X Su, WY Dong… - Bulletin of …, 2022 - cambridge.org
The wheat aphid Sitobion miscanthi (CWA) is an important harmful pest in wheat fields.
Insecticide application is the main method to effectively control wheat aphids. However …

microRNA-3037 targeting CYP6CY2 confers imidacloprid resistance to Sitobion miscanthi (Takahashi)

BZ Zhang, YT Jiang, LL Cui, GL Hu, XA Li… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
The wheat aphid Sitobion miscanthi is a dominant and destructive pest in agricultural
production. Insecticides are the main substances used for effective control of wheat aphids …

Sublethal exposure to thiamethoxam and pyraclostrobin affects the midgut and Malpighian tubules of the stingless bee Frieseomelitta varia (Hymenoptera: Apidae …

JA da Silva, CF Farder-Gomes, AR Barchuk… - Ecotoxicology, 2024 - Springer
The stingless bee Frieseomelitta varia Lepeletier 1836 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) is an
essential pollinator in natural and agricultural ecosystems in the Neotropical region …

Fungivorous mites enhance the survivorship and development of stingless bees even when exposed to pesticides

AS Rosa-Fontana, AS Dorigo, JB Malaquias… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Stingless bees are the largest group of eusocial bees in the world. They play an essential
role as crop pollinators and have been considered for inclusion in pesticide risk …