Selection matrix for Brazilian bee species to risk assessment of pesticides
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2018-01-01
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Viana-Silva, Flavia
Pires, Carmen
Torezani, Karoline
Borges, Leandro
Cham, Karina
Dias, Cristiane
Teixeira, Ivan
Tonelli, Carlos
Belchior, Ceres
Marcondes, Cayssa
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Julius Kuhn-inst
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Many countries are using honeybee (Apis mellifera) as a surrogate to evaluate the risk of pesticides to all bee species. However, there is uncertainty regarding the extent honey bees can be used as surrogates for non-Apis species in pesticides risk assessment. A selection matrix for Brazilian bee species was built to support the selection process. To be considered as a candidate representative species in the Brazilian agricultural scenario a bee should have a wide geographic distribution, and be recorded in at least 4 agricultural crops. The selection matrix provides a foundation to elect meliponines (stingless bees) as a priority group. Therefore, in the near future lbama intends to assess the need for changes in the risk assessment procedure for bees, eventually including a stingless bee as a representative species.
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selection matrix, non-Apis bees, risk assessment, pesticides
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Hazards Of Pesticides To Bees. Berlin: Julius Kuhn-inst, v. 462, p. 56-61, 2018.