Synergistic effects of the insecticide flupyradifurone and the entomopathogen Metarhizium brunneum in ants
Schlaeppi, D.; Al-Hashemi, A.; Wasif, V.; Masson, F.; Stroeymeyt, N.
Show abstract
The global insect decline is largely driven by agricultural pesticides, whose detrimental effects are further amplified by synergistic interactions with other stressors. Whilst there is increasing evidence of adverse impacts of the next-generation insecticide flupyradifurone (FPF), initially marketed as safe for pollinators, its effects on non-pollinators and potential interactions with other stressors remain poorly understood. Here we investigate the impacts of chronic exposure to FPF alone and in combination with the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum in a non-target arthropod: the ant Lasius niger. Our results show that FPF concentrations upwards of 100 ppm increased worker mortality. Furthermore, while sublethal ([≤] 50 ppm) FPF exposure alone did not affect survival, it increased susceptibility to fungal infection, indicating a synergy between the two stressors. This new report of a synergistic interaction between FPF and pathogens raises further concerns about the impact of novel pesticides and could have important implications for insect conservation.
Matching journals
The top 8 journals account for 50% of the predicted probability mass.
Similar papers in this journal
- Deployment and transcriptional evaluation of nitisinone, an FDA-approved drug, to control bed bugs 94%
- Evolving resistance patterns in Tetranychus urticae and Bemisia tabaci in Greece 94%
- Regional differences in gene regulation may underlie patterns of sensitivity to novel insecticides in Colorado potato beetle 93%
Similar papers in this journal
- Reducing environmentally mediated transmission to moderate impacts of an emerging wildlife disease 94%
- Evaluating the ecological impacts of pesticide seed treatments on arthropod communities in a grain crop rotation 92%
- Reducing disease and producing food: Effects of 13 agrochemicals on snail biomass and human schistosomes 91%
Similar papers in this journal
- Transmission of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca ST53 by the sharpshooter Cicadella viridis from different source plants and artificial diets 92%
- Lethal Disruption of the Symbiotic Gut Community in Eastern Subterranean Termite Caused by Boric Acid 91%
- Sterile insect technique reduces cabbage maggot (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) infestation in root crucifers in Canada 91%
Similar papers in this journal
- Synergistic survival-related effects of larval exposure to an aquatic pollutant and food stress get stronger during and especially after metamorphosis and shape fitness of terrestrial adults 93%
- Abrupt versus gradual application of pesticides: effects on soil bacterial and fungal communities 92%
- Quantifying exposure of bumblebee (Bombus spp.) queens to pesticide residues when hibernating in agricultural soils 92%
"Similar papers" are the closest papers from that journal in the model's embedding space. They show what the match is built on, but the ranking comes mostly from a classifier over the whole training set, not from these examples alone.