ArticleScientific reports2017
Nosema ceranae, Fipronil and their combination compromise honey bee reproduction via changes in male physiology.
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- Effects of Ionizing Radiation onToxics · 2025Article
- Effects of pesticides on sperm quality in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) drones.Veterinary research communications · 2025Article
- Biochemical responses, feeding and survival in the solitary bee Osmia bicornis following exposure to an insecticide and a fungicide alone and in combination.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2023Article
- A GABA Receptor Modulator and Semiochemical Compounds Evidenced Using Volatolomics as Candidate Markers of Chronic Exposure to Fipronil inMetabolites · 2023Article
- Performance Test and Parameter Optimization of Trichogramma Delivery System.Micromachines · 2022Article
- Queen Caging and Oxalic Acid Treatment: Combined Effect on Vitellogenin Content and Enzyme Activities in the First Post-Treatment Workers and Drones,Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Drone honey bees are disproportionately sensitive to abiotic stressors despite expressing high levels of stress response proteins.Communications biology · 2022Article
- Toxicological status changes the susceptibility of the honey bee Apis mellifera to a single fungicidal spray application.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- Toxicity assessment of chronic exposure to common insecticides and bee medications on colony development and drones sperm parameters.Ecotoxicology (London, England) · 2021Article
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- Induction of Amyloid-β42 Production by Fipronil and Other Pyrazole Insecticides.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2018Article
- Exposure to pesticides during development negatively affects honey bee (Apis mellifera) drone sperm viability.PloS one · 2018Article
- Non-detection of honeybee hive contamination following Vespula wasp baiting with protein containing fipronil.PloS one · 2018Article
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Abstract
The honey bee is threatened by biological agents and pesticides that can act in combination to induce synergistic effects on its physiology and lifespan. The synergistic effects of a parasite/pesticide combination have been demonstrated on workers and queens, but no studies have been performed on drones despite their essential contribution to colony sustainability by providing semen diversity and quality. The effects of the Nosema ceranae/fipronil combination on the life traits and physiology of mature drones were examined following exposure under semi-field conditions. The results showed that the microsporidia alone induced moderate and localized effects in the midgut, whereas fipronil alone induced moderate and generalized effects. The parasite/insecticide combination drastically affected both physiology and survival, exhibiting an important and significant generalized action that could jeopardize mating success. In terms of fertility, semen was strongly impacted regardless of stressor, suggesting that drone reproductive functions are very sensitive to stress factors. These findings suggest that drone health and fertility impairment might contribute to poorly mated queens, leading to the storage of poor quality semen and poor spermathecae diversity. Thus, the queens failures observed in recent years might result from the continuous exposure of drones to multiple environmental stressors.
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