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- Title
Honey bee colony‐level exposure and effects in realistic landscapes: An application of BEEHAVE simulating clothianidin residues in corn pollen.
- Authors
Schmolke, Amelie; Abi‐Akar, Farah; Hinarejos, Silvia
- Abstract
Discerning potential effects of insecticides on honey bee colonies in field studies conducted under realistic conditions can be challenging because of concurrent interactions with other environmental conditions. Honey bee colony models can control exposures and other environmental factors, as well as assess links among pollen and nectar residues in the landscape, their influx into the colony, and the resulting exposures and effects on bees at different developmental stages. We extended the colony model BEEHAVE to represent exposure to the insecticide clothianidin via residues in pollen from treated cornfields set in real agricultural landscapes in the US Midwest. We assessed their potential risks to honey bee colonies over a 1‐yr cycle. Clothianidin effects on colony strength were only observed if unrealistically high residue levels in the pollen were simulated. The landscape composition significantly impacted the collection of pollen (residue exposure) from the cornfields, resulting in higher colony‐level effects in landscapes with lower proportions of semi‐natural land. The application of the extended BEEHAVE model with a pollen exposure‐effects module provides a case study for the application of a mechanistic honey bee colony model in pesticide risk assessment integrating the impact of a range of landscape compositions. Environ Toxicol Chem 2019;38:423–435. © 2018 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of SETAC. Overview of pollen exposure‐effects module added to BEEHAVE.
- Subjects
HONEYBEES; BEE colonies; EFFECT of insecticides on non-target organisms; CLOTHIANIDIN; TOXICOLOGY of insecticides; COMPOSITION of pollen; RISK assessment of pesticides
- Publication
Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 2019, Vol 38, Issue 2, p423
- ISSN
0730-7268
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/etc.4314