Effects of Permethrin on the Behavior of Individually Tagged Honey Bees, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Authors

Robert L. Cox, USDA
William T. Wilson, USDA

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Enviornmental Entomology

Volume

13

Issue

2

Publication Date

4-11-1984

First Page

375

Last Page

378

Abstract

Individually tagged honey bee foragers were treated topically with a sublethal dose of permethrin at a feeding station, and their behavior was observed inside an observation beehive. Permethrin-treated adult bees exhibited a significantly higher percentage of time in self-cleaning, trembling dance, abdomen tucking, rotating, and cleaning of abdomen while rubbing hind legs together. In contrast, untreated bees exhibited a higher percentage of time in walking, body insertion, and food giving, and made more foraging trips.

Recommended Citation

Cox, Robert L. and Wilson, William T., "Effects of Permethrin on the Behavior of Individually Tagged Honey Bees, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae)" (1984). Co. Paper 151.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/bee_lab_co/151