{"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\/fra\/imidacloprid-reduces-hypopharyngeal-glands-size-in-honey-bees\/","title":{"rendered":"L'imidaclopride r\u00e9duit la taille des glandes hypopharyngiennes chez les abeilles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La mesure num\u00e9rique de la taille des glandes hypopharyngiennes des abeilles est une m\u00e9thode robuste \u00e0 utiliser dans l'\u00e9valuation des risques li\u00e9s aux pesticides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une nouvelle \u00e9tude publi\u00e9e dans le Journal of Apicultural Research confirme une fois de plus que m\u00eame de faibles niveaux d'imidaclopride peuvent affecter le d\u00e9veloppement des glandes hypopharyngiennes (GHP) chez les abeilles domestiques, tant en laboratoire que lors d'exp\u00e9riences sur le terrain. Ces glandes, qui produisent la gel\u00e9e royale, constituent un indicateur fiable d'une d\u00e9faillance d\u00e9veloppementale ou physiologique due \u00e0 l'exposition aux pesticides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De plus, les chercheurs ont test\u00e9 une m\u00e9thode num\u00e9rique pour mesurer la taille des glandes hypopharyngiennes, confirmant l'exactitude de la m\u00e9thode en laboratoire et lors de tests sur le terrain. Ces r\u00e9sultats montrent que la mesure de la taille des GHP en laboratoire peut \u00eatre utilis\u00e9e comme indicateur pour les \u00e9tudes sur le terrain. Les auteurs proposent d'utiliser cette m\u00e9thodologie dans les futurs travaux d'\u00e9valuation des risques li\u00e9s aux pesticides.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aller au texte int\u00e9gral <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/00218839.2026.2697586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ici<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Une nouvelle \u00e9tude publi\u00e9e dans le Journal of Apicultural Research confirme une fois de plus que m\u00eame de faibles niveaux d'imidaclopride peuvent affecter le d\u00e9veloppement des glandes hypopharyngiennes (GHP) chez les abeilles domestiques, tant en laboratoire que lors d'exp\u00e9riences sur le terrain. 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