暴露于硫黄素会减少大黄蜂的繁殖成功
Harry Siviter1, Mark J F Brown2, Ellouise Leadbeater2
1School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, UK. Harry.Siviter.2016@live.rhul.ac.uk.
Nature
|August 17, 2018
概括
一种硫胺杀虫剂sulfoxaflor, 通过减少工人和繁殖后代的产量, 严重损害了大蜂群. 这表明需要对新农药进行彻底的监管前评估,以保护授粉者.
科学领域:
- 生态毒理学
- 昆虫学
- 农业科学
背景情况:
- 由于对授粉者造成伤害, 新类杀虫剂面临严格的审查,
- 基于硫胺的杀虫剂正在成为新类杀虫剂的潜在替代品.
- 新农药对授粉者的非致命效应需要紧急评估.
研究的目的:
- 评估硫黄素杀虫剂对大黄蜂 (Bombus terrestris) 殖民地的慢性亚致命作用.
- 要确定硫黄素暴露是否影响殖民地生长,工人生产和生殖产量.
主要方法:
- 现场蜂群长期暴露在与现场相关的实用剂量中.
- 暴露和对照组之间的殖民地生长,工人生产和繁殖后代数量进行了比较.
- 监测生命史轨迹以确定出现的差异.
主要成果:
- 暴露于硫黄素显著减少了大蜂群产生的工人数量.
- 与对照群相比,暴露的殖民地最终产生了更少的繁殖后代.
- 随着暴露于硫黄素的幼虫的出现,出现了潜在的致命效应,表明累积影响.
结论:
- 硫对蜂群健康有严重的致命性影响.
- 硫胺可能不是新烟类药物的安全直接替代品.
- 为了防止新型农药对环境造成伤害,全面的监管前评估至关重要.
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