Comparative toxicity of pesticides and environmental contaminants in bees: Are honey bees a useful proxy for wild bee species?

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• 作者：Matthew S. Heard^a ; ^{mshe@ceh.ac.uk} ; Jan Baas^a ; Jean- Lou Dorne^b ; Elma Lahive^a ; Alexander G. Robinson^a ; Agnes Rortais^b ; David J. Spurgeon^a ; Claus Svendsen^a ; Helen Hesketh^a
• 关键词：Apis ; Bombus ; Osmia ; Neonicotinoid ; Trace metal ; DEBtox
• 刊名：Science of The Total Environment
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：1 February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：578
• 期：Complete
• 页码：357-365
• 全文大小：569 K
• 卷排序：578

文摘

Comparison of honey bee susceptibility to toxicants with wild bee species using extended oral exposures Honey bees are a good proxy for other bee species, provided interspecific variation is accounted for. DEBtox predicts significant time dependent toxicity differences between bee species. Temporal changes in toxicity should be incorporated in bee risk assessments.