Large-scale monitoring of effects of clothianidin-dressed OSR seeds on pollinating insects in Northern Germany: effects on large earth bumble bees (Bombus terrestris).
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Elado®-dressed winter oilseed rape (OSR, 10 g clothianidin & 2 g beta-cyfluthrin/kg seed) on the development, reproduction and behaviour of large earth bumble bees (Bombus terrestris) as part of a large-scale monitoring field study in Northern Germany, where OSR is usually cultivated at 25-33 % of the arable land. Both reference and test sites comprised 65 km2in which no other crops attractive to pollinating insects were present. Six study locations were selected per site and 10 bumble bee hives were placed at each location. At each site, three locations were directly adjacent to OSR fields and three locations were situated 400 m distant from the nearest OSR field. The development of colonies was monitored from the beginning of OSR flowering in April until June 2014. Pollen from returning foragers was analysed for its composition. An average of 44 % of OSR pollen was found in pollen loads of bumble bees indicating that OSR was a major resource for the colonies. At the end of OSR flowering, hives were transferred to a nature reserve until the end of the study. Colony development in terms of hive weight and the number of workers showed a typical course with no statistically significant differences between the sites. Reproductive output was comparatively high and not negatively affected by the exposure to treated OSR. In summary, Elado®-dressed OSR did not cause any detrimental effects on the development or reproduction of bumble bee colonies.
IPM Impact, Gierkensstraat 21, Kuringen, 3511, Belgium.
Guido
G
Sterk
tier3 solutions GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany.
Britta
B
Peters
tier3 solutions GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany.
Zhenglei
Z
Gao
tier3 solutions GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany. ulrich.zumkier@tier3.de.
Ulrich
U
Zumkier
D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000502:physiology*; D029688:Brassica napus / Q000737:chemistry; D018556:Crops, Agricultural; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005858:Germany; D006146:Guanidines / Q000633:toxicity*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D000073943:Neonicotinoids; D054817:Pollination / Q000187:drug effects*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000633:toxicity*
D006146:Guanidines; D007306:Insecticides; D000073943:Neonicotinoids; D013844:Thiazoles; C480342:clothianidin
Bumble bees; Neonicotinoids; Plant protection products; Seed treatment
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