Contact and oral toxicity to honey bees (Apis mellifera) of agents registered for use for sweet corn insect control in Ontario, Canada

Apidologie

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 623-633

  Bailey, Janisse ^a   Scott Dufree, Cynthia ^a   Harris, Ron ^a   Tolman, Jeff ^b   Harris, Brenda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Bt sweet corn; Foliar insecticides; Seed treatment; Sweet corn; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

HONEYBEE; INSECTICIDE; NONTARGET ORGANISM; TOXICITY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 29244441671     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2005048     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Abbott W.S. (1925) A method for computing the effectiveness of an insecticide, J. Econ. Entomol. 18, 265-267.
2. Andersch W., Schwarz M. (2003) Clothianidin seed treatment (Poncho) - The new technology for control of corn rootworms and secondary pests in US-corn production, Pflanzenschutz-Nachrichten Bayer 56, 147-172.
3. Atkins E.L., Kellum D., Atkins K.W. (1978) Integrated pest management strategies for protecting honey bees from pesticides, Am. Bee J. 118, 542-548.
4. Bailey J.C., Scott-Dupree C.D., Tolman J.H., Harris C.R., Harris B.J. (2005) Alternative agents for control of European corn borer and corn flea beetle on Sweet Corn, J. Vegetable Sci. 11.
5. Burkness E.C., Hutchinson W.D., Bolin P.C., Bartels D.W., Warnock D.F., Davis D.W. (2001) Field efficacy of sweet corn hybrids expressing Bacillus thuringiensis toxin for management of Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), J. Econ. Entomol. 94, 197-203.
6. Casteel D.B. (1912) The behavior of the honey bee in pollen collecting, USDA, Bur. Entomol. Bull. No. 121.
7. Ditman L.P., Lloyd G.W. (1951) Timing treatments for European corn borer control, J. Econ. Entomol. 44, 564-566.
8. EPA (2000) Bt plant-pesticides, biopesticides registration action document, United States Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.epa.gov/ scipoly/sap/2000/october/brad2_scienceassessment.pdf (accessed on 12 July 2005).
9. Flottum P.K., Erickson Jr. E.H., Hanny B.J. (1983) The honey bee - sweet corn relationship, Am. Bee J. 123, 293-299.
10. Halsall N., Gray A.P. (1998) Spinosad technical acute toxicity to honey bees (Apis mellifera), DowElanco Tech. Rep., pp. 8-13.
11. Harris C.R., Svec H.J. (1969) Laboratory studies on the contact toxicity of some insecticides to honeybees, Proc. Entomol. Soc. Ontario 100, 165-167.
12. Harrison F.P., Press J.W. (1971) Timing of insecticide applications for European corn borer control in sweet corn, J. Econ. Entomol. 64, 1496-1499.
13. Kuhar T.P., Stivers-Young L.J., Hoffman M.P., Taylor A.G. (2002) Control of flea beetle and Stewart's wilt in sweet corn with imidacloprid and thiamethoxam seed treatments, Crop Prot. 21, 25-31.
14. Mason C.E., Rice M.E., Calvin D.D., Van Duyn J.W., Showers W.B., Hutchison W.D., Witkowski J.F., Higgins R.A., Onstad D.W., Dively G.P. (1996) European corn borer ecology and management, North Central Regional Extension Publication No. 327, Iowa State University, Ames.
15. Mayer D.F., Kovacs G., Lunden J.D. (1998) Field and laboratory tests on the effects of cyhalothrin on adults of Apis mellifera, Megachile rotundata and Nomia melanderi, J. Apic. Res. 37, 33-37.
16. Munkvold G.P., McGee D.C., Iles A. (1996) Effects of imidacloprid seed treatment of corn on foliar feeding and Erwinia stewartii transmission by the corn flea beetle, Am. Phytopathol. Soc. 80, 747-749.
17. Nowakowski J., Morse R.A. (1982) The behavior of honey bees in sweet corn fields in New York State, Am. Bee J. 122, 13-16.
18. Oliver S. (1999) Mediation Report Regarding Bee Kills in Southwestern Ontario, October 1999, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 25 p.
19. Pataky J.K., Michener P.M., Freeman N.D., Weinzierl R.A., Teyker R.H. (2000), Control of Stewart's wilt in sweet corn with seed treatment insecticides, Plant Disease 84, 1104-1108.
20. Pepper E.H. (1967) Stewart's bacterial wilt of corn, Am. Phytopathol. Soc. Monogr. 4, 36.
21. Potter C. (1952) An improved laboratory apparatus for applying direct sprays and surface films, with data on the electrostatic charge on atomized spray fluids, Ann. Appl. Biol. 39, 1-28.
22. Schmuck R., Keppler J. (2003) Clothianidin - Ecotoxicological profile and risk assessment, Pflanzenschutz-Nachrichten Bayer 56, 26-58.
23. Schmuck R., Schooning R., Stork A., Schramel O. (2001) Risk posed to honey bees (Apis mellifera L., Hymenoptera) by an imidacloprid seed dressing on sunflowers, Pest Manage. Sci. 57, 225-238.
24. Scott-Dupree C.D., Spivak M.S. (2001) The impact of Gaucho and TI-435 seed treated canola on honey bees, Apis mellifera L. Report for Bayer CropScience Inc. 83 p. [online] http://www.honeycouncil.ca/users/get-download. asp?DownloadID=83 (accessed on 28 July 2005).
25. Scott-Dupree C.D., Callow K.A., Harris B.J. (2001) Efficacy of Success 480SC compared to Furadan 4F and Ripcord 400EC against European corn borer in sweet corn, cv. Chippawa on sandy soil, Pest. Manage. Res. Report - 2000 Growing Season, Rep. No. 43,96-97 [online] http://www.carc-crac.ca/common/pmrr_2000.pdf (accessed 28 July 2005).
26. Stoner A., Wilson W.T., Rhodes H.A. (1982) Carbofuran: Effect of long-term feeding of low doses in sucrose syrup on honey bees in standard-size field colonies, Environ. Entomol. 11, 53-59.