Imidacloprid impairs memory and brain metabolism in the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.)

By A. Decourtye, C. Armengaud, M. Renou, J. Devillers, S. Cluzeau, M. Gauthier. 2004

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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2. E. Nicholls
3. Karl Crailsheim
4. Thomas Schmickl
5. C. Botías
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7. D. vanEngelsdorp
8. Takashi Matsumoto

In Genetics

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5. Robert Brodschneider
6. E. Rotheray
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In Insect Science

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2. Karl Crailsheim
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5. E. Nicholls
6. Takashi Matsumoto
7. Robert Brodschneider
8. Thomas Schmickl

Citations in the corpus

• Bee declines driven by combined stress from parasites, pesticides, and lack of flowers (2015, background): “Intriguingly, while imidacloprid alone has been shown to impair olfactory learning (113), combined exposure to imidacloprid and coumaphos has been shown to result in a slight increase in learning in honey bees (114).”
• Effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on non-target invertebrates (2014, unknown): “Imidacloprid impairs brain metabolism in the honeybee which results in an increase of cytochrome oxidase in mushroom bodies (Decourtye et al. 2004a, b).”
• High Levels of Miticides and Agrochemicals in North American Apiaries: Implications for Honey Bee Health (2010, background): “. Lab studies confirmed its toxicity to bees, including impaired learning and memory”
• Reduction in homing flights in the honey bee Apis mellifera after a sublethal dose of neonicotinoid insecticides (2013, background): “…in learning performance (Decourtye et al., 2004a; 2004b; 2005), declines in foraging activity (Medrzycki et al., 2003; Colin et al., 2004; Decourtye et al., 2004a; Ramirez-Romero et al., 2005), disruption of homing flights (Bortolotti et al., 2003; Yang et al., 2008; Henry et al., 2012),…”
• Influence of brood rearing temperature on honey bee development and susceptibility to poisoning by pesticides (2010, background): “…these modifications can lead to severe damage at the colony level, even if there is no apparent effect at the individual level (Vandame et al., 1995; Bortolotti et al., 2003; Medrzycki et al., 2003; Decourtye et al., 2004; 2005; Kralj and Fuchs, 2006; Kralj et al., 2007; Desneuz et al., 2007).”
• Standard methods for behavioural studies of Apis mellifera (2013, background): “Short-term treatment with imidacloprid had differential effects on olfactory acquisition and memory (Decourtye et al., 2004).”
• Sublethal doses of imidacloprid decreased size of hypopharyngeal glands and respiratory rhythm of honeybees in vivo (2013, unknown): “Most look at behavioral effects, such as effects on learning and orientation (Kirchner 1999; Decourtye et al. 2003, 2004a, b), on foraging activity (Colin et al. 2004; RamirezRomero et al. 2005; Yang et al. 2008), on communication by dances (Kirchner 1999), on homing behavior (Bortolotti et al.…”