Effects of sublethal doses of glyphosate on honeybee navigation

Autores
Balbuena, María Sol; Tison, Léa; Hahn, Marie-Luise; Greggers, Uwe; Menzel, Randolf; Farina, Walter Marcelo
Año de publicación
2015
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Glyphosate (GLY) is a herbicide that is widely used in agriculture for weed control. Although reports about the impact of GLY in snails, crustaceans and amphibians exist, few studies have investigated its sublethal effects in non-target organisms such as the honeybee Apis mellifera, the main pollen vector in commercial crops. Here, we tested whether exposure to three sublethal concentrations of GLY (2.5, 5 and 10 mg l-1: corresponding to 0.125, 0.250 and 0.500 μg per animal) affects the homeward flight path of honeybees in an open field. We performed an experiment in which forager honeybees were trained to an artificial feeder, and then captured, fed with sugar solution containing traces of GLYand released from a novel site either once or twice. Their homeward trajectories were tracked using harmonic radar technology. We found that honeybees that had been fed with solution containing 10 mg l-1 GLY spent more time performing homeward flights than control bees or bees treated with lower concentrations. They also performed more indirect homing flights. Moreover, the proportion of direct homeward flights performed after a second release from the same site increased in control bees but not in treated bees. These results suggest that, in honeybees, exposure to levels of GLY commonly found in agricultural settings impairs the cognitive capacities needed to retrieve and integrate spatial information for a successful return to the hive. Therefore, honeybee navigation is affected by ingesting traces of the most widely used herbicide worldwide, with potential long-term negative consequences for colony foraging success.
Fil: Balbuena, María Sol. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
Fil: Tison, Léa. Freie Universitat Berlin; Alemania
Fil: Hahn, Marie-Luise. Freie Universitat Berlin; Alemania
Fil: Greggers, Uwe. Freie Universitat Berlin; Alemania
Fil: Menzel, Randolf. Freie Universitat Berlin; Alemania
Fil: Farina, Walter Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
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APIS MELLIFERA
GLYPHOSATE
HARMONIC RADAR TRACKING
NAVIGATION
SUBLETHAL EFFECTS
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spelling Effects of sublethal doses of glyphosate on honeybee navigationBalbuena, María SolTison, LéaHahn, Marie-LuiseGreggers, UweMenzel, RandolfFarina, Walter MarceloAPIS MELLIFERAGLYPHOSATEHARMONIC RADAR TRACKINGNAVIGATIONSUBLETHAL EFFECTShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Glyphosate (GLY) is a herbicide that is widely used in agriculture for weed control. Although reports about the impact of GLY in snails, crustaceans and amphibians exist, few studies have investigated its sublethal effects in non-target organisms such as the honeybee Apis mellifera, the main pollen vector in commercial crops. Here, we tested whether exposure to three sublethal concentrations of GLY (2.5, 5 and 10 mg l-1: corresponding to 0.125, 0.250 and 0.500 μg per animal) affects the homeward flight path of honeybees in an open field. We performed an experiment in which forager honeybees were trained to an artificial feeder, and then captured, fed with sugar solution containing traces of GLYand released from a novel site either once or twice. Their homeward trajectories were tracked using harmonic radar technology. We found that honeybees that had been fed with solution containing 10 mg l-1 GLY spent more time performing homeward flights than control bees or bees treated with lower concentrations. They also performed more indirect homing flights. Moreover, the proportion of direct homeward flights performed after a second release from the same site increased in control bees but not in treated bees. These results suggest that, in honeybees, exposure to levels of GLY commonly found in agricultural settings impairs the cognitive capacities needed to retrieve and integrate spatial information for a successful return to the hive. Therefore, honeybee navigation is affected by ingesting traces of the most widely used herbicide worldwide, with potential long-term negative consequences for colony foraging success.Fil: Balbuena, María Sol. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; ArgentinaFil: Tison, Léa. Freie Universitat Berlin; AlemaniaFil: Hahn, Marie-Luise. Freie Universitat Berlin; AlemaniaFil: Greggers, Uwe. Freie Universitat Berlin; AlemaniaFil: Menzel, Randolf. Freie Universitat Berlin; AlemaniaFil: Farina, Walter Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; ArgentinaCompany of Biologists2015-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/60606Balbuena, María Sol; Tison, Léa; Hahn, Marie-Luise; Greggers, Uwe; Menzel, Randolf; et al.; Effects of sublethal doses of glyphosate on honeybee navigation; Company of Biologists; Journal of Experimental Biology; 218; 17; 9-2015; 2799-28050022-0949CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1242/jeb.117291info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://jeb.biologists.org/content/218/17/2799info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:14:49Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/60606instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:14:49.885CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Effects of sublethal doses of glyphosate on honeybee navigation
title Effects of sublethal doses of glyphosate on honeybee navigation
spellingShingle Effects of sublethal doses of glyphosate on honeybee navigation
Balbuena, María Sol
APIS MELLIFERA
GLYPHOSATE
HARMONIC RADAR TRACKING
NAVIGATION
SUBLETHAL EFFECTS
title_short Effects of sublethal doses of glyphosate on honeybee navigation
title_full Effects of sublethal doses of glyphosate on honeybee navigation
title_fullStr Effects of sublethal doses of glyphosate on honeybee navigation
title_full_unstemmed Effects of sublethal doses of glyphosate on honeybee navigation
title_sort Effects of sublethal doses of glyphosate on honeybee navigation
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Balbuena, María Sol
Tison, Léa
Hahn, Marie-Luise
Greggers, Uwe
Menzel, Randolf
Farina, Walter Marcelo
author Balbuena, María Sol
author_facet Balbuena, María Sol
Tison, Léa
Hahn, Marie-Luise
Greggers, Uwe
Menzel, Randolf
Farina, Walter Marcelo
author_role author
author2 Tison, Léa
Hahn, Marie-Luise
Greggers, Uwe
Menzel, Randolf
Farina, Walter Marcelo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv APIS MELLIFERA
GLYPHOSATE
HARMONIC RADAR TRACKING
NAVIGATION
SUBLETHAL EFFECTS
topic APIS MELLIFERA
GLYPHOSATE
HARMONIC RADAR TRACKING
NAVIGATION
SUBLETHAL EFFECTS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Glyphosate (GLY) is a herbicide that is widely used in agriculture for weed control. Although reports about the impact of GLY in snails, crustaceans and amphibians exist, few studies have investigated its sublethal effects in non-target organisms such as the honeybee Apis mellifera, the main pollen vector in commercial crops. Here, we tested whether exposure to three sublethal concentrations of GLY (2.5, 5 and 10 mg l-1: corresponding to 0.125, 0.250 and 0.500 μg per animal) affects the homeward flight path of honeybees in an open field. We performed an experiment in which forager honeybees were trained to an artificial feeder, and then captured, fed with sugar solution containing traces of GLYand released from a novel site either once or twice. Their homeward trajectories were tracked using harmonic radar technology. We found that honeybees that had been fed with solution containing 10 mg l-1 GLY spent more time performing homeward flights than control bees or bees treated with lower concentrations. They also performed more indirect homing flights. Moreover, the proportion of direct homeward flights performed after a second release from the same site increased in control bees but not in treated bees. These results suggest that, in honeybees, exposure to levels of GLY commonly found in agricultural settings impairs the cognitive capacities needed to retrieve and integrate spatial information for a successful return to the hive. Therefore, honeybee navigation is affected by ingesting traces of the most widely used herbicide worldwide, with potential long-term negative consequences for colony foraging success.
Fil: Balbuena, María Sol. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
Fil: Tison, Léa. Freie Universitat Berlin; Alemania
Fil: Hahn, Marie-Luise. Freie Universitat Berlin; Alemania
Fil: Greggers, Uwe. Freie Universitat Berlin; Alemania
Fil: Menzel, Randolf. Freie Universitat Berlin; Alemania
Fil: Farina, Walter Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
description Glyphosate (GLY) is a herbicide that is widely used in agriculture for weed control. Although reports about the impact of GLY in snails, crustaceans and amphibians exist, few studies have investigated its sublethal effects in non-target organisms such as the honeybee Apis mellifera, the main pollen vector in commercial crops. Here, we tested whether exposure to three sublethal concentrations of GLY (2.5, 5 and 10 mg l-1: corresponding to 0.125, 0.250 and 0.500 μg per animal) affects the homeward flight path of honeybees in an open field. We performed an experiment in which forager honeybees were trained to an artificial feeder, and then captured, fed with sugar solution containing traces of GLYand released from a novel site either once or twice. Their homeward trajectories were tracked using harmonic radar technology. We found that honeybees that had been fed with solution containing 10 mg l-1 GLY spent more time performing homeward flights than control bees or bees treated with lower concentrations. They also performed more indirect homing flights. Moreover, the proportion of direct homeward flights performed after a second release from the same site increased in control bees but not in treated bees. These results suggest that, in honeybees, exposure to levels of GLY commonly found in agricultural settings impairs the cognitive capacities needed to retrieve and integrate spatial information for a successful return to the hive. Therefore, honeybee navigation is affected by ingesting traces of the most widely used herbicide worldwide, with potential long-term negative consequences for colony foraging success.
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