Evaluating Sublethal Effects of Agrochemicals on Pollinators

Organizer(s)

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  Jon Harrison

  School of Life Sciences
  Arizona State University
  Tempe, Arizona
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  Adrian Fisher II, II

  School of Life Sciences
  Arizona State University
  Tempe, Arizona

This symposium examines sublethal effects of a variety of pesticides (neonictinoids, growth regulators, fungicides) on solitary bees, bumble bees and honey bees. Multiple findings using diverse techniques show a wide array of sublethal but likely serious effects contributing to pollinator decline.

Presentations:

• Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Jon F. Harrison – Arizona State University
• Routes of pesticide exposure and sublethal effects for solitary managed bees in western U.S. crops
  

  Presenting Author: Theresa Pitts-Singer – USDA-ARS
• The effects of insect growth regulators on honey bee queen oviposition and egg eclosion
  

  Presenting Author: Julia D. Fine – USDA-ARS
• Sublethal effects of pesticides on honey bee behaviors
  

  Presenting Author: James C. Nieh – University of California San Diego

  Co-Author: Simone Tosi – University of California, San Diego

  Co-Author: Joshua Ludicke – University of California, San Diego
• Sublethal neonicotinoid exposure and social behavior in bumblebees: insights from automated behavioral tracking
  

  Presenting Author: James D. Crall – University of Wisconsin

  Co-Author: August Easton-Calabria – University of Wisconsin

  Co-Author: Kayleigh Cronin – Harvard University

  Co-Author: Jessie A. Thuma – Tufts University

  Co-Author: Matthew Smith – Harvard University

  Co-Author: Benjamin de Bivort – Harvard University
• Do novel insecticides pose a threat to beneficial insects?
  

  Presenting Author: Harry Siviter – University of Texas

  Co-Author: Felicity Muth – University of Texas
• Residual concentrations of pesticides in the larval feeding can affect subsequent adult bees
  

  Presenting Author: Rafaela Tadei – Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho

  Co-Author: Vanessa Bezerra Menezes-Oliveira – Federal University of Tocantins

  Co-Author: Elaine Silva-Zacarin – Federal University of São Carlos
• Evaluating pesticide risk and the widespread impacts of sublethal exposure on Apis mellifera behavior and health
  

  Presenting Author: Kirsten Traynor

  Co-Author: Zachary S. Lamas – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Karen Rennich – Universiity of Maryland

  Co-Author: Dennis vanEngelsdorp – University of Maryland
• Effects of fungicides and phytochemicals on flight performance of the western honey bee
  

  Presenting Author: Ling-Hsiu Liao – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Co-Author: Wen-Yen Wu (he/him/his) – The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Co-Author: May R. Berenbaum (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
• A widely used fungicide negatively affects honey bee (Apis mellifera) hemolymph protein and vitellogenin levels
  

  Presenting Author: Adrian L. Fisher II, II – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Jennifer H. Fewell – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Brian H. Smith – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Jon F. Harrison – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman – USDA-ARS
• Using mathematical models initialized with field and laboratory data to identify colony level effects from fungicide exposure
  

  Presenting Author: Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Nicholas Ziolkowski – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Brian H. Smith – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Jennifer H. Fewell – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Cahit Ozturk – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Nicole S. DesJardins – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Meredith G. Johnson – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Jordan R. Glass – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Kenyan Kerman – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Aurora Beans – Arizona State university

  Co-Author: Heather Kalaman – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Osman Kaftanoglu – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Jon F. Harrison – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Adrian L. Fisher II, II – Arizona State University
• Consumption of a widely used mito-toxic fungicide reduces thorax mass and negatively impacts maximal flight capacities of the honey bee (Apis mellifera)
  

  Presenting Author: Jordan R. Glass – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Adrian L. Fisher II, II – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Jennifer H. Fewell – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Brian H. Smith – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Cahit Ozturk – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Jon F. Harrison – Arizona State University
• A common fungicide impairs olfactory associative learning in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
  

  Presenting Author: Nicole S. DesJardins – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Jennifer H. Fewell – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Jon F. Harrison – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Cahit Ozturk – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Brian H. Smith – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Adrian L. Fisher II, II – Arizona State University

  Co-Author: Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman – USDA-ARS