在空气中传播的甲基氨酸 (metofluthrin) 是一种甲状腺排斥剂,它不会影响蜜蜂寻找食物的行为
Margaret J Couvillon1, John Hainze2, Connor Bizon3
1Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Journal of insect science (Online)
|October 23, 2024
概括
含有美托夫林的户外空间驱蚊剂不会伤害蜜蜂的食. 这项研究发现,暴露于这些常见的防虫装置时,对蜜蜂 (Apis mellifera) 食频率或行为没有显著影响.
科学领域:
- 环境毒理学环境毒理学
- 昆虫的行为昆虫的行为
- 害虫管理 害虫管理 害虫管理
背景情况:
- 户外空间蚊虫驱虫剂会释放甲,这引发了对非目标生物的环境担忧.
- 以前的研究表明,prallethrin对蜜蜂食或招募没有不良影响.
- 这项研究探讨了另一种类药物metofluthrin对蜜蜂的影响.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估从空间驱逐剂加热装置中暴露于metofluthrin对蜜蜂寻行为的影响.
- 评估对蜜蜂摇摆舞的倾向和食持久性的潜在影响.
主要方法:
- 蜜蜂 (Apis mellifera) 暴露于来自加热装置的metofluthrin排放.
- 食频率,摇摆舞的倾向和持久性在暴露蜜蜂和对照组中进行了监测.
- 分析了排放的粒子大小,平均为4.43微米.
主要成果:
- 在初级结果 (食频率) 中,在暴露于美托夫林的蜜蜂和对照者之间没有发现显著差异.
- 摇摆舞的倾向和食的坚持在治疗和对照组之间没有显著差异.
- 由于样本规模小,在metofluthrin组中发现了轻微的,可能是虚假的,摇摆舞频率的增加.
结论:
- 从空间驱逐剂加热装置中释放的甲托弗卢不会显著影响蜜蜂的食行为.
- 空气中的小颗粒大小的排放可能导致没有观察到对蜜蜂的影响.
- 研究结果表明,这些空间驱逐剂对蜜蜂的食活动构成最小的风险.
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