Effects of imidacloprid on proteins distribution in the brain of Melipona scutellaris Latreille, 1811 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini)

• Grant number: 14/14070-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: November 01, 2014
• End date: July 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Applied Zoology
• Agreement: Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
• Principal Investigator: Osmar Malaspina
• Grantee: Aline Fernanda Catae
• Host Institution: Centro de Estudos de Insetos Sociais (CEIS). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Rio Claro , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 12/50197-2 - Action of products used in cultivation of sugar cane on non-target organisms, AP.BIOEN.TEM

Abstract

The bees Apis mellifera expressive stand out in the economic and ecological context by bee products provided as propolis, royal jelly, honey, beeswax and venom, and by the extreme importance of the pollination process is for the equilibrium of ecosystems. Current studies indicate that some synthetic substances used to control pests in agriculture, may be involved in intoxication cases of insects, such as bees. It is emphasized thus, the importance of detailed toxicological studies to assess the possible deleterious effects that phytosanitary products can have on bees, suggesting then strategies for the protection and conservation of pollinators. Considering the above, the present study aims to examine the possible alterations in the spatial distribution of proteins in the brain of foraging bees of Apis mellifera exposed to sublethal dose of imidacloprid, which is an insecticide that presents neurotoxic action. (AU)

Scientific publications

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CATAE, ALINE F.; DA SILVA MENEGASSO, ANALLY R.; PRATAVIEIRA, MARCEL; PALMA, MARIO S.; MALASPINA, OSMAR; ROAT, THAISA C.. MALDI-imaging analyses of honeybee brains exposed to a neonicotinoid insecticide. Pest Management Science, v. 75, n. 3, p. 607-615, MAR 2019. (14/14070-3, 12/13370-8, 12/50197-2)

CATAE, ALINE FERNANDA; ROAT, THAISA CRISTINA; PRATAVIEIRA, MARCEL; DA SILVA MENEGASSO, ANALLY RIBEIRO; PALMA, MARIO SERGIO; MALASPINA, OSMAR. Exposure to a sublethal concentration of imidacloprid and the side effects on target and nontarget organs of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera, Apidae). ECOTOXICOLOGY, v. 27, n. 2, p. 109-121, MAR 2018. (14/14070-3, 12/13370-8, 12/50197-2)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

CATAE, Aline Fernanda. Alterations in the brain and midgut of bees Apis mellifera exposed to imidacloprid. 2016. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Instituto de Biociências. Rio Claro Rio Claro.