Limited impacts of truck-based ultra-low-volume applications of mosquito adulticides on mortality in honey bees (Apis mellifera)

Adulticides applied against mosquitoes can reduce vector populations during times of high arbovirus transmission. However, impacts of these insecticides on pollinators and other non-target organisms are of concern to mosquito control professionals, beekeepers and others. We evaluated mortality of Cu...

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Published in:	Bulletin of entomological research Vol. 107; no. 6; p. 724
Main Authors:	Rinkevich, F D, Margotta, J W, Pokhrel, V, Walker, T W, Vaeth, R H, Hoffman, W C, Fritz, B K, Danka, R G, Rinderer, T E, Aldridge, R L, Linthicum, K J, Ottea, J A, Healy, K B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-12-2017
Subjects:	Animals Bees Culex Female Insecticides - administration & dosage Mosquito Control Toxicity Tests hazard assessment insecticide ultra-low volume sprayer honey bee mosquito
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Summary:	Adulticides applied against mosquitoes can reduce vector populations during times of high arbovirus transmission. However, impacts of these insecticides on pollinators and other non-target organisms are of concern to mosquito control professionals, beekeepers and others. We evaluated mortality of Culex quinquefasciatus and Apis mellifera when caged insects were exposed to low and high label rates of four common adulticides (Aqua-Pursuit™ [permethrin], Duet® [prallethrin + sumithrin], Fyfanon® [malathion] and Scourge® [resmethrin]) at six distances up to 91.4 m from a truck-mounted ultra-low-volume sprayer. Honey bee mortality was both absolutely low (61 m had limited impacts on honey bee mortality while providing effective mosquito control.
ISSN:	1475-2670
DOI:	10.1017/S0007485317000347