ReviewJournal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology2016
Agrochemical-induced stress in stingless bees: peculiarities, underlying basis, and challenges.
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- Toxicity and Morphological Alterations Caused By Azadirachtin in the Stingless Bee Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier, 1836 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini.Neotropical entomology · 2026Article
- From Plant Metabolites to Pollinator Safety: Rethinking Selectivity of Botanical Insecticides in Bees-A Review.Biology · 2026Review
- Acute Toxicity and Locomotor Effects of Oral Exposure to the Insecticide Indoxacarb in Two Species of Neotropical Stingless Bees, Melipona beecheii and Nannotrigona perilampoides.Neotropical entomology · 2026Article
- Pollinator-Friendly Policies in Brazil: History and Future Directions.Neotropical entomology · 2026Review
- Melatonin as a Potential Dietary Supplement to Counteract Glyphosate-Induced Decline in Honeybee Populations.Insects · 2026Article
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- Sublethal doses of insecticide reduce thermal tolerance of a stingless bee and are not avoided in a resource choice test.Royal Society open science · 2023Article
- First Records of Heartbeats via ECG in a Stingless Bee,Insects · 2023Article
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- The Insecticide Imidacloprid DecreasesInsects · 2022Article
- Survival Rate of the Neotropical Stingless BeesInsects · 2022Article
- The threat of pesticide and disease co-exposure to managed and wild bee larvae.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2022Review
- A Genetically Modified Anti-Plasmodium Bacterium Is Harmless to the Foragers of the Stingless Bee Partamona helleri.Microbial ecology · 2022Article
- Impact of copper sulfate on survival, behavior, midgut morphology, and antioxidant activity of Partamona helleri (Apidae: Meliponini).Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Article
- Acute toxicity of the insecticide abamectin and the fungicide difenoconazole (individually and in mixture) to the tropical stingless bee Melipona scutellaris.Ecotoxicology (London, England) · 2021Article
- Area-wide insecticide resistance and endosymbiont incidence in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 (B biotype): A Neotropical context.Ecotoxicology (London, England) · 2021Article
- The composition of bacteria in gut and beebread of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) from tropics Yunnan, China.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · 2021Article
- Ethoflow: Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence-Based Software for Automatic Behavior Analysis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- An update of the Worldwide Integrated Assessment (WIA) on systemic insecticides. Part 2: impacts on organisms and ecosystems.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Review
- A Spinosad-Based Formulation Reduces the Survival and Alters the Behavior of the Stingless Bee Plebeia lucii.Neotropical entomology · 2020Article
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Abstract
The toxicological stress induced by pesticides, particularly neonicotinoid insecticides, and its consequences in bees has been the focus of much recent attention, particularly for honey bees. However, the emphasis on honey bees and neonicotinoids has led to neglect of the relevance of stingless bees, the prevailing pollinators of natural and agricultural tropical ecosystems, and of other agrochemicals, including other pesticides and even leaf fertilizers. Consequently, studies focusing on agrochemical effects on stingless bees are sparse, usually limited to histopathological studies, and lack a holistic assessment of the effects of these compounds on physiology and behavior. Such effects have consequences for individual and colony fitness and are likely to affect both the stingless bee populations and the associated community, thereby producing a hierarchy of consequences thus far overlooked. Herein, we review the current literature on stingless bee-agrochemical interactions and discuss the underlying mechanisms involved in reported stress symptoms, as well as the potential consequences based on the peculiarities of these pollinators.
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