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Chronic laboratory exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of Mospilan 20 SP (acetamiprid): effects and molecular responses in honeybees (Apis mellifera L.)Original Paper

Imrich Szabó, Rastislav Sabo, Martin Staroň, Štefan Tutka, Marek Ratvaj, Lucia Sabová, Monika Sučik

Plant Soil Environ., X:X | DOI: 10.17221/228/2026-PSE  

Bees were exposed for 10 days to a sucrose solution containing acetamiprid at concentrations of 48, 4.8, and 0.48 mg a.i./kg of solution, corresponding to the maximum recommended field application rate and its 1/10 and 1/100 dilutions. An increase in mortality was observed at the highest tested concentration, with a cumulative mortality of 30.4% by day 10, whereas lower concentrations showed effects comparable to the control. In addition, the expression of selected genes related to detoxification (glutathione S-transferase, thioredoxin reductase), oxidative stress (superoxide dismutase 1, superoxide dismutase 2), immunity (abaecin, hymenoptaecin, apidaecin),...