Effects of abamectin and deltamethrin to the foragers honeybee workers of Apis mellifera jemenatica (hymenoptera : Apidae)‎ under laboratory conditions

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This study aimed at evaluating the toxicity of some insecticides (abamectin and deltamethrin) on the lethal time (LT50) and midgut of foragers honeybee workers of Apis mellifera jemenatica were studied under laboratory conditions.

The bees were provided with water, food, natural protein and sugar solution with insecticide (concentration: 2.50 ppm deltamethrin and 0.1 ppm abamectin).

The control group was not treated with any kind of insecticides.

The mortality was assessed at 1, 2, 4, 6, 12, 24, 48, and 72 hour (h) after insecticides treatment and period to calculate the value of lethal time (LT50).

But the samples the histology study of midgut collected after 24 h were conducted by Scanning Electron Microscope.

The results showed the effects of insecticides on the current results show that abamectin has an adverse effect on honeybees, there is a clear impact on the lethal time (LT50) was the abamectin faster in the death of honeybee workers compared to deltamethrin.

Where have reached to abamectin (LT50 = 21.026) h, deltamethrin (LT50 = 72.011) h.

However, abamectin also effects on cytotoxic midgut cells that may cause digestive disorders in the midgut, epithelial tissue is formed during morphological alterations when digestive cells die.

The extends into the internal cavity, and at the top, there is epithelial cell striated border that has many holes and curves, abamectin seems to have crushed the layers of muscle.

Through the current results can say abamectin most toxicity on honeybees colony health and vitality, especially foragers honeybee workers.