Cadmium Contaminants in Pollen and Nectar Are Variably Linked to the Growth and Foraging Behaviors of Honey Bees.

Dawei Li, Jia Liu, Yibin Yuan, Juanli Chen, Junpeng Mu

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Disruption of Antioxidant Defense Systems in Honey Bees and Wild Bees Under Environmental Xenobiotic Pressure.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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Editorial for theInsects · 2026
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Dawei LiEcological Security and Protection Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Mianyang Normal University, Mianyang 621000, China.

Jia LiuEcological Security and Protection Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Mianyang Normal University, Mianyang 621000, China.

Yibin YuanChengdu Academy of Environmental Science, Chengdu 610072, China.

Juanli ChenEcological Security and Protection Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Mianyang Normal University, Mianyang 621000, China.

Junpeng MuEcological Security and Protection Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Mianyang Normal University, Mianyang 621000, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5801-1878

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 32371604

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Abstract

Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal present in pollen and nectar that affects pollinator attributes. Honey bees possess the ability to eliminate Cd from honey. Consequently, the concentration of Cd in pollen, rather than nectar, is the critical factor influencing the growth and foraging behavior of honey bees. However, there is a dearth of studies regarding the specific association by which the impact on bee growth and foraging behavior fluctuates in relation to the Cd dosage of pollen or nectar. We hypothesized that at low exposure levels, the amount of Cd in pollen would affect honey bee growth, and the amount of nectar influences honey bee foraging behavior. At high exposure levels, the amount of Cd in pollen and nectar would affect both honey bee growth and foraging behavior. A field experiment was performed in Sichuan (the average background value of Cd in soil is 5.6 times higher than other regions in China) to examine the impact of different soil Cd concentrations (low: 0.60 ± 0.05 mg·kg

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Apis melliferaenvironment pollutionoil-seed rapeplant–pollinator interactionspollinator decline

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PMID40266813

DOI10.3390/insects16030306

PMCPMC11943015

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