Toxicity study of insecticide formulations on stingless bee Heterotrigona itama (Cockerell) (Apidae: Meliponini)

Application of insecticides is a must in crop cultivation to produce high quality product in market. The excess application of insecticides is a major concern as it could harm insect pollinators, which results in broken colonies of pollinator especially stingless bee. This study aimed to determine t...

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Main Authors: Siti Asma Samsudin, Nur Azura Adam, Norida Mazlan, Puteri Edaroyati Megat Wahab, Wan Nur Asiah Wan Mohd Adnan, Mohamad Syukri Tan Shilan
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24930/1/Serangga_11.pdf
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Nur Azura Adam,
Norida Mazlan,
Puteri Edaroyati Megat Wahab,
Wan Nur Asiah Wan Mohd Adnan,
Mohamad Syukri Tan Shilan,
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Nur Azura Adam,
Norida Mazlan,
Puteri Edaroyati Megat Wahab,
Wan Nur Asiah Wan Mohd Adnan,
Mohamad Syukri Tan Shilan,
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description Application of insecticides is a must in crop cultivation to produce high quality product in market. The excess application of insecticides is a major concern as it could harm insect pollinators, which results in broken colonies of pollinator especially stingless bee. This study aimed to determine the toxicity level of selected insecticides toward stingless bee populations. The bioassay on the toxicity level that cause mortality on stingless bee population, Heterotrigona itama population was assessed with five common insecticides used in rock melon cultivation, namely deltamethrin, cypermethrin, imidacloprid, abamectin and malathion. Imidacloprid exhibited the highest toxicity causing 50% mortality after 24 hours with a concentration as low as 57.53ppm. The insecticide with the lowest toxicity on Heterotrigona itama was malathion, where a high concentration of 500.76 ppm resulted in 50% mortality after 24 hours. Results reaffirmed that the use of highly toxic insecticides are detrimental to populations of pollinators.
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spelling my-ukm.journal.249302025-03-19T03:27:02Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24930/ Toxicity study of insecticide formulations on stingless bee Heterotrigona itama (Cockerell) (Apidae: Meliponini) Siti Asma Samsudin, Nur Azura Adam, Norida Mazlan, Puteri Edaroyati Megat Wahab, Wan Nur Asiah Wan Mohd Adnan, Mohamad Syukri Tan Shilan, Application of insecticides is a must in crop cultivation to produce high quality product in market. The excess application of insecticides is a major concern as it could harm insect pollinators, which results in broken colonies of pollinator especially stingless bee. This study aimed to determine the toxicity level of selected insecticides toward stingless bee populations. The bioassay on the toxicity level that cause mortality on stingless bee population, Heterotrigona itama population was assessed with five common insecticides used in rock melon cultivation, namely deltamethrin, cypermethrin, imidacloprid, abamectin and malathion. Imidacloprid exhibited the highest toxicity causing 50% mortality after 24 hours with a concentration as low as 57.53ppm. The insecticide with the lowest toxicity on Heterotrigona itama was malathion, where a high concentration of 500.76 ppm resulted in 50% mortality after 24 hours. Results reaffirmed that the use of highly toxic insecticides are detrimental to populations of pollinators. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24930/1/Serangga_11.pdf Siti Asma Samsudin, and Nur Azura Adam, and Norida Mazlan, and Puteri Edaroyati Megat Wahab, and Wan Nur Asiah Wan Mohd Adnan, and Mohamad Syukri Tan Shilan, (2024) Toxicity study of insecticide formulations on stingless bee Heterotrigona itama (Cockerell) (Apidae: Meliponini). Serangga, 29 (4). pp. 156-169. ISSN 1394-5130 https://ejournal.ukm.my/serangga/article/view/68905
spellingShingle Siti Asma Samsudin,
Nur Azura Adam,
Norida Mazlan,
Puteri Edaroyati Megat Wahab,
Wan Nur Asiah Wan Mohd Adnan,
Mohamad Syukri Tan Shilan,
Toxicity study of insecticide formulations on stingless bee Heterotrigona itama (Cockerell) (Apidae: Meliponini)
title Toxicity study of insecticide formulations on stingless bee Heterotrigona itama (Cockerell) (Apidae: Meliponini)
title_full Toxicity study of insecticide formulations on stingless bee Heterotrigona itama (Cockerell) (Apidae: Meliponini)
title_fullStr Toxicity study of insecticide formulations on stingless bee Heterotrigona itama (Cockerell) (Apidae: Meliponini)
title_full_unstemmed Toxicity study of insecticide formulations on stingless bee Heterotrigona itama (Cockerell) (Apidae: Meliponini)
title_short Toxicity study of insecticide formulations on stingless bee Heterotrigona itama (Cockerell) (Apidae: Meliponini)
title_sort toxicity study of insecticide formulations on stingless bee heterotrigona itama (cockerell) (apidae: meliponini)
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24930/1/Serangga_11.pdf
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