ISSN:
1570-7458
Keywords:
honeybee Apis mellifera
;
proteinase inhibitors
;
long-term toxicity
;
olfactory conditioning
;
proteinases
;
risk assessment
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract We have investigated the effects of long-term ingestion of two serine proteinase inhibitors (PIs), the Kunitz Soybean trypsin inhibitor (SBTI) and the Bowman-Birk inhibitor (BBI) on survival, learning abilities involved in the foraging behaviour, and digestive physiology of the honeybee (Apis mellifera L., Hymenoptera). A threshold-dose was established, above which adverse effects of long-term ingestion of the PIs tested are to be expected. The experiments reported herein could be extended to other PIs or gene products used to confer insect resistance, and be part of a general procedure used to assess the innocuousness of transgenic melliferous plants to honeybees.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1003923309473
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