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ArticleJournal of insect science (Online)2018

In-Hive Acaricides Alter Biochemical and Morphological Indicators of Honey Bee Nutrition, Immunity, and Development.

Alison M Reeves, Scott T O'Neal, Richard D Fell, Carlyle C Brewster, Troy D Anderson

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Article in Journal of insect science (Online), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alison M ReevesDepartment of Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Scott T O'NealDepartment of Entomology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583.
Richard D FellDepartment of Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Carlyle C BrewsterDepartment of Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Troy D AndersonDepartment of Entomology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583.
Virginia Tech · USUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The honey bee is a widely managed crop pollinator that provides the agricultural industry with the sustainability and economic viability needed to satisfy the food and fiber needs of our society. Excessive exposure to apicultural pesticides is one of many factors that has been implicated in the reduced number of managed bee colonies available for crop pollination services. The goal of this study was to assess the impact of exposure to commonly used, beekeeper-applied apicultural acaricides on established biochemical indicators of bee nutrition and immunity, as well as morphological indicators of growth and development. The results described here demonstrate that exposure to tau-fluvalinate and coumaphos has an impact on 1) macronutrient indicators of bee nutrition by reducing protein and carbohydrate levels, 2) a marker of social immunity, by increasing glucose oxidase activity, and 3) morphological indicators of growth and development, by altering body weight, head width, and wing length. While more work is necessary to fully understand the broader implications of these findings, the results suggest that reduced parasite stress due to chemical interventions may be offset by nutritional and immune stress.

Indexed as

AcaricidesAnimal Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaAnimalsBeekeepingBeesCoumaphosImmunity, InnateNitrilesPyrethrinsAcaricidesCoumaphosfluvalinateNitrilesPyrethrins

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PMID30272218
PMCPMC6163029
OpenAlexW2893925003

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