Contamination of Sucrose Solution with Aldicarb Sulfoxide Inhibits Foraging by Honeybees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
- Resource Type
- Authors
- R. V. Russ; J. H. Stamper; J. L. Knapp; W. D. Mahon; Herbert N. Nigg
- Source
- Journal of Economic Entomology. 84:810-813
- Subject
- Sucrose
Ecology
biology
Aldicarb
Apidae
General Medicine
Hymenoptera
Contamination
biology.organism_classification
Apoidea
chemistry.chemical_compound
Aculeata
Rutaceae
chemistry
Insect Science
Botany
Food science
- Language
- ISSN
- 1938-291X
0022-0493
Caged honeybee ( Apis mellifera L.) colonies collected sucrose solution and sucrose solution containing various levels of aldicarb sulfoxide. Direct mortality was not observed at 3 parts per million (ppm), the highest dose tested. Consumption of sucrose solution correlated negatively with aldicarb sulfoxide concentrations of 0.001-3 ppm. Three ppm aldicarb sulfoxide significantly reduced consumption of 10-50% sucrose solutions (wt/vol).