International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 4
First page : (641) Last page : (646)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5234
Sublethal Lethal Exposure of Certain Newer Insecticides Molecules to Honeybee, Apis mellifera Linnaeus
Ratnakar V.1*, Koteswara Rao S. R.2, Sridevi D. and Vidyasagar B.1
1Department of Entomology, 1Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture,
Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad- 500 030, India
2Department of Entomology, S. V. Agricultural College, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University,
Tirupati-517 502, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: ratnakar.ento@gmail.com
Received: 17.07.2017 | Revised: 26.07.2017 | Accepted: 27.07.2017
ABSTRACT
Contact toxicity of nine newer insecticides viz., acetamiprid, clothianidin, imidacloprid, fipronil, thiamethoxam, spiromesifen, chlorantraniliprole, chlrofenapyr and diafenthiuron at half of the recommended dosewas tested on honeybee Apis mellifera L using the dry film method. Foragers were released into treated jars at different intervals i.e., 0, 12 and 24 hours after dry film formation. Found that spiromesifen and chlorantraniliprole relatively safer while clothianidin, actamiprid, thiamethoxam, imidacloprid and fipronil proved to be toxic and other insecticides i.e., diafenthiuron, chlorfenapyr were less toxic.
Key words: Honeybee, Apis mellifera, Sublethal, Insecticides, Toxicity
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Cite this article: Ratnakar, V., Koteswara Rao, K.S.R., Sridevi, D. and Vidyasagar, B., Sublethal Lethal Exposure of Certain Newer Insecticides Molecules to Honeybee, Apis mellifera Linnaeus, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 5(4): 641-646 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5234
