| A neonicotinoid impairs olfactory learning in Asian honey bees (Apis cerana) exposed as larvae or as adults | |
Tan, Ken ; Chen, Weiwen; Dong, Shihao; Liu, Xiwen; Wang, Yuchong; Nieh, James C.
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| 2015 | |
| Source Publication | SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
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| ISSN | 2045-2322 |
| Volume | 5Pages:- |
| Abstract | Xenobiotics such as the neonicotinoid pesticide, imidacloprid, are used globally, but their effects on native bee species are poorly understood. We studied the effects of sublethal doses of imidacloprid on olfactory learning in the native honey bee species, Apis cerana, an important pollinator of agricultural and native plants throughout Asia. We provide the first evidence that imidacloprid can impair learning in A. cerana workers exposed as adults or as larvae. Adults that ingested a single imidacloprid dose as low as 0.1 ng/bee had significantly reduced olfactory learning acquisition, which was 1.6-fold higher in control bees. Longer-term learning (1-17 h after the last learning trial) was also impaired. Bees exposed as larvae to a total dose of 0.24 ng/bee did not have reduced survival to adulthood. However, these larval-treated bees had significantly impaired olfactory learning when tested as adults: control bees exhibited up to 4.8-fold better short-term learning acquisition, though longer-term learning was not affected. Thus, sublethal cognitive deficits elicited by neonicotinoids on a broad range of native bee species deserve further study. |
| Language | 英语 |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | https://ir.xtbg.ac.cn/handle/353005/9180 |
| Collection | 2012年后新成立研究组 |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Tan, Ken,Chen, Weiwen,Dong, Shihao,et al. A neonicotinoid impairs olfactory learning in Asian honey bees (Apis cerana) exposed as larvae or as adults[J]. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,2015,5:-. |
| APA | Tan, Ken,Chen, Weiwen,Dong, Shihao,Liu, Xiwen,Wang, Yuchong,&Nieh, James C..(2015).A neonicotinoid impairs olfactory learning in Asian honey bees (Apis cerana) exposed as larvae or as adults.SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,5,-. |
| MLA | Tan, Ken,et al."A neonicotinoid impairs olfactory learning in Asian honey bees (Apis cerana) exposed as larvae or as adults".SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 5(2015):-. |
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