Hamidreza Ardalani
Department of Agroecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University, Denmark
Abstract
Honey bees particularly pollinate over 66% of the world"s crop species and contribute to one third of the food we consume. The decline in populations of honey bees and other insect pollinators has been associated with negative effects of pesticides. Honey bees as well as other pollinators are nectar and pollen foragers and thus are exposed to an extensive range of phytochemicals. Understanding the synergistic effects of plant secondary metabolites and pesticides in honey bees may help to protect honey bee colonies against agrochemicals. In this project, we used metabolomics approaches to investigate the impact of dietary phytochemical composition on the residual concentration of three pesticides: imidacloprid, tau-fluvalinate and tebuconazole in honey bees. Results indicated that pollen and nectar exhibited a various influence on the residual concentration of three pesticides. Metabolite profiling of different pollen and nectar and the residual concentration of pesticides, illustrated the bioactive plant secondary metabolites with boosting activity on honey bees detoxification system. Quercetin and datiscin were identified as honey bees detoxification system enhancers and would recommended for the future of beekeeping.
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