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Studies on Impact of Insecticides to Indian Honey Bee, Apis Cerana Indica, Fab (Apidae: Hymenoptera) A Survey

R. Padmavathi, P. Sethuraj

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Indian Journal of Biology 11(1):p 43-48, January - June 2024. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijb.2394.1391.11124.5

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Padmavathi R, Sethuraj P. Studies on Impact of Insecticides to Indian Honey Bee, Apis cerana indica, Fab (Apidae : Hymenoptera) A Survey. Indian J Biol. 2024;11(1):43-48.

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Received : April 20, 2024         Accepted : June 03, 2024          Published : June 09, 2024

Abstract

Insecticides use, considered as one of the common practice in local farming system, cause detrimental effect on agriculture environment and bio diversity subject. (celli et al 2003 )3 Besides that residue sprays on pesticides could also make unintended possible effect to honey bee andother Pollinators. (Stokstad, 2007)5 So, pollinators have great impact on plant productivity. Because of this main issue to keep the pollinators in healthy and high diversity for sustainable of environment, food and environment. (Celli et al, (2003)3, (Neumann, et al, 1994).55, The field observation a recorded in agriculture crops and laboratory test recorded the effect of common insecticides to mortality and behaviour of honey bees. 96% pesticides traded were applying by our farmers, besides there were 13 active ingredients of fungicides 15, insecticides and 1 herbicides, 1 Molluscuide, they are using twice a week during crop cultivation; 60% of farmers mentioned the presence of honey bees on there land Farmers knowledge in use of insecticides (sethuraj, 2004)10 is Apporoaiate and safe for bees and farmers when applying insecticides in there field, forager bee move to flowers as the preference (Allen et al 1998)4 to insecticides was 12.5% and 0%, 4.2% mortality test showed LD 5o value O. O1√g/√l insecticides rate is 0.031 and 0.09, which much lower than suggested dosage recommended br insecticides producer. (Said et al 2013).78 This research conculde, that the use of insecticides could lower the pollination service.


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Padmavathi R, Sethuraj P. Studies on Impact of Insecticides to Indian Honey Bee, Apis cerana indica, Fab (Apidae : Hymenoptera) A Survey. Indian J Biol. 2024;11(1):43-48.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijb.2394.1391.11124.5

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Apis cerana indicaBehaviorInsecticides pollenPollinatorPreferenceLethal dose

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