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Clothianidin seed-treatment has no detectable negative impact on honeybee colonies and their pathogens

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  • Julia Osterman

    (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg
    ESCALATE)

  • Dimitry Wintermantel

    (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    Le Magneraud
    CNRS & Université de La Rochelle)

  • Barbara Locke

    (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Ove Jonsson

    (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Emilia Semberg

    (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Piero Onorati

    (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Eva Forsgren

    (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Peter Rosenkranz

    (University of Hohenheim)

  • Thorsten Rahbek-Pedersen

    (Swedish Board of Agriculture)

  • Riccardo Bommarco

    (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Henrik G. Smith

    (Lund University
    Lund University)

  • Maj Rundlöf

    (Lund University
    University of California, Davis)

  • Joachim R. de Miranda

    (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

Abstract

Interactions between multiple stressors have been implicated in elevated honeybee colony losses. Here, we extend our landscape-scale study on the effects of placement at clothianidin seed-treated oilseed rape fields on honeybees with an additional year and new data on honeybee colony development, swarming, mortality, pathogens and immune gene expression. Clothianidin residues in pollen, nectar and honeybees were consistently higher at clothianidin-treated fields, with large differences between fields and years. We found large variations in colony development and microbial composition and no observable negative impact of placement at clothianidin-treated fields. Clothianidin treatment was associated with an increase in brood, adult bees and Gilliamella apicola (beneficial gut symbiont) and a decrease in Aphid lethal paralysis virus and Black queen cell virus - particularly in the second year. The results suggest that at colony level, honeybees are relatively robust to the effects of clothianidin in real-world agricultural landscapes, with moderate, natural disease pressure.

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  • Julia Osterman & Dimitry Wintermantel & Barbara Locke & Ove Jonsson & Emilia Semberg & Piero Onorati & Eva Forsgren & Peter Rosenkranz & Thorsten Rahbek-Pedersen & Riccardo Bommarco & Henrik G. Smith , 2019. "Clothianidin seed-treatment has no detectable negative impact on honeybee colonies and their pathogens," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-08523-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08523-4
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    1. Dimitri Breda & Davide Frizzera & Giulia Giordano & Elisa Seffin & Virginia Zanni & Desiderato Annoscia & Christopher J. Topping & Franco Blanchini & Francesco Nazzi, 2022. "A deeper understanding of system interactions can explain contradictory field results on pesticide impact on honey bees," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-13, December.

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