ASSESSEMENT OF CHLOROPHYLL PHOTOTOXICITY ON HONEY BEE, APIS MELLIFERA (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE). | ||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||
| Article 9, Volume 51, Issue 1, April 2021, Pages 63-72 PDF (1.01 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2021.165940 | ||
| Authors | ||
| SAMAR MAMDOUH NASSAR1; AZZA MAHAMED ELGENDY2; TAREK A. EL-TAYEB3 | ||
| 1Microanalytically Centre, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 2National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences (NILES) | ||
| 3Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study evaluated the eco-toxicological parameters of two chlorophyll derivatives, copper chlorophyllin (Cu-chlorophyllin) and magnesium chlorophyllin (Mg-chlorophyllin) on viability of honey bee. Chlorophyll and its derivatives have a wide range of applications such as coloring in food additives and photopesticide against medical and agricultural pests. The results of Cu-chlorophyllin and Mg-chlorophyllin using different concentrations in honey bee's feeding bait indicated their efficiency on honey bee's viability as a function was 10% within the range 10-6 -7x10-6 M/L and reached 25% at 10-5 M/L compared to 5% mortality in control samples. The LC50 of both derivatives showed the Mg-chlorophyllin was less toxic than Cu-chlorophyllin on bee's viability. The maximum mortality was 14% & 21% for Mg-chlorophyllin and Cu-chlorophyllin respectively. Semi-field experiment revealed that the natural activity of honey bee workers outside the hive reduced the effect of chlorophyll derivatives on honey viability of laboratory testing obtained data. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Egyptian honey bee; Copper chlorophyllin; Magnesium chlorophyllin; Toxicity | ||
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