{"id":3536,"date":"2026-08-13T13:22:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T13:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/?p=3536"},"modified":"2026-08-13T13:22:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T13:22:51","slug":"imidacloprid-reduces-hypopharyngeal-glands-size-in-honey-bees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/esp\/imidacloprid-reduces-hypopharyngeal-glands-size-in-honey-bees\/","title":{"rendered":"El imidacloprid reduce el tama\u00f1o de las gl\u00e1ndulas hipofar\u00edngeas en las abejas mel\u00edferas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las mediciones digitales del tama\u00f1o de las gl\u00e1ndulas hipofar\u00edngeas de las abejas mel\u00edferas son un m\u00e9todo s\u00f3lido para su uso en la evaluaci\u00f3n de riesgos de plaguicidas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un nuevo estudio publicado en el Journal of Apicultural Research confirma una vez m\u00e1s que incluso niveles bajos de imidacloprid pueden afectar al desarrollo de las gl\u00e1ndulas hipofar\u00edngeas (GH) en las abejas mel\u00edferas, tanto en experimentos de laboratorio como de campo. Estas gl\u00e1ndulas \u2014que producen jalea real\u2014 son un indicador s\u00f3lido de fallo fisiol\u00f3gico o del desarrollo debido a la exposici\u00f3n a pesticidas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adem\u00e1s, los investigadores probaron un m\u00e9todo digital para medir el tama\u00f1o de las gl\u00e1ndulas hipofar\u00edngeas, confirmando la precisi\u00f3n del m\u00e9todo tanto en el laboratorio como en pruebas de campo. Estos resultados muestran que la medici\u00f3n del tama\u00f1o de las GHP en el laboratorio puede utilizarse como un indicador para los estudios de campo. Los autores proponen que esta metodolog\u00eda se utilice en futuros trabajos de evaluaci\u00f3n de riesgos de pesticidas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ve al texto completo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/00218839.2026.2697586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Un nuevo estudio publicado en el Journal of Apicultural Research confirma una vez m\u00e1s que incluso niveles bajos de imidacloprid pueden afectar al desarrollo de las gl\u00e1ndulas hipofar\u00edngeas (GH) en las abejas mel\u00edferas, tanto en experimentos de laboratorio como de campo. 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