{"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\/prt\/imidacloprid-reduces-hypopharyngeal-glands-size-in-honey-bees\/","title":{"rendered":"O imidacloprid reduz o tamanho das gl\u00e2ndulas hipofar\u00edngeas nas abelhas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As medi\u00e7\u00f5es digitais do tamanho das gl\u00e2ndulas hipofar\u00edngeas de abelhas s\u00e3o um m\u00e9todo robusto para ser utilizado na avalia\u00e7\u00e3o de risco de pesticidas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Um novo estudo publicado no Journal of Apicultural Research confirma mais uma vez que mesmo n\u00edveis baixos de imidaclopride podem afetar o desenvolvimento das gl\u00e2ndulas hipofaringeias (GHPs) nas abelhas, tanto em laborat\u00f3rio como em experi\u00eancias de campo. Estas gl\u00e2ndulas \u2013 que produzem geleia real \u2013 s\u00e3o um indicador fi\u00e1vel de falha de desenvolvimento\/fisiol\u00f3gica devido \u00e0 exposi\u00e7\u00e3o a pesticidas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al\u00e9m disso, os investigadores testaram um m\u00e9todo digital para medir o tamanho das gl\u00e2ndulas hipofar\u00edngeas, confirmando a precis\u00e3o do m\u00e9todo em laborat\u00f3rio e em testes de campo. Estes resultados mostram que a medi\u00e7\u00e3o do tamanho das GH no laborat\u00f3rio pode ser utilizada como um indicador para estudos de campo. Os autores prop\u00f5em que esta metodologia seja utilizada em futuros trabalhos de avalia\u00e7\u00e3o de risco de pesticidas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ir para o texto completo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/00218839.2026.2697586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">aqui<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Um novo estudo publicado no Journal of Apicultural Research confirma mais uma vez que mesmo n\u00edveis baixos de imidaclopride podem afetar o desenvolvimento das gl\u00e2ndulas hipofaringeias (GHPs) nas abelhas, tanto em laborat\u00f3rio como em experi\u00eancias de campo. 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