Effects of dietary transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis maize Poland on hive worker honeybees

• Autorzy: Lipinski Z , Farjan M. , Zoltowska K. , Polaczek B.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

To assess potential impacts of transgenic insect-resistant (MON 863 x MON 810) Bt maize-pollen con­sumption on hive honeybees, two-, three-, four- and five-day-old workers were fed during five days with a mixture of honey and sugar (Control, Group I), honey with non-transgenic Limagrain maize pollen (Group II) and honey with Bacillus thuringiensis maize pollen (Group III). The consumption rate, weight of bees, pro­tein content, antioxidant enzyme activities and total antioxidant status were estimated. There were no signifi­cant differences in any of the above parameters among the groups of bees fed on the three diets. Only trehalose and maltose levels were higher in bees fed a pollen-free control diet compared to bees fed either transgenic or non-transgenic maize pollen. Our data indicate that the transgenic pollen had no adverse impact on studied markers of young hive honeybees.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: 17
• Numer: 6
• Opis fizyczny: p.957-961,ref.

Twórcy

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Lipinski Z

• University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland

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Farjan M.

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Zoltowska K.

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Polaczek B.

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