Effects of synthetic acaricides on honey bee grooming behavior against the parasitic Varroa destructor mite
Effects of synthetic acaricides on honey bee grooming behavior against the parasitic Varroa destructor mite
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DOI：
10.1007/s13592-017-0491-9
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发表时间：
2017-07-01
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影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Tarpy, David R.
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作者：
de Mattos, Igor Medici;Soares, Ademilson E. E.;Tarpy, David R.
破坏蚁是目前西方蜂业的主要威胁之一。今天，人工合成的杀螨剂（特别是康摩福、阿米特唑和氟戊酸）是控制瓦螨侵扰的最常用方法。然而，这些化合物通常与宿主体内广泛的副作用以及在蜂房基质（蜡和蜂蜜）内的长半衰期有关。西方蜜蜂（Apis mellifera）对螨虫表现出天然的防御机制，比如梳理行为，这是宿主在身体表面擦腿以清除螨虫的一系列身体动作。我们测试了合成杀螨剂对成年工蜂梳理行为表现的影响。我们发现，在梳理毛发之前接触杀螨剂会延迟梳理毛发的时间，并缩短梳理毛发行为的总体持续时间。我们的数据添加到杀螨剂的其他亚致死行为后果列表中，这些后果可能会颠覆管理种群中控制瓦螨的综合方法。
Varroa destructor is currently one of the main threats for western apiculture. Today, synthetic acaricides (specifically coumaphos, amitraz, and tau-fluvalinate) are the most common methods to control Varroa infestations. These compounds, however, are frequently related to a wide range of side effects in the host, as well as a long half-life inside the hive matrices (wax and honey). The western honey bee, Apis mellifera, exhibits natural defense mechanisms against the mite such as grooming behavior, which is a sequence of bodily movements where the host scrapes its legs across its body surface to remove the mite. We tested the effects of synthetic acaricides on the performance of grooming behavior by adult honey bee workers. We found that acaricide exposure prior to grooming delayed grooming and reduced the overall duration of grooming behavior. Our data add to a list of other sublethal behavioral consequences of acaricides that may subvert a comprehensive approach to Varroa control in managed colonies.