Table 1 Dimethoate sensitivity of studied bee species.
Species | Mean fresh weight | Mean dry weight | LD50 | 95% CI | LD50 | 95% CI | LD50 | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fresh weight-normalised | Dry weight-normalised | |||||||
[mg] | [mg] | [μg a.i./bee] | [μg a.i./g bee] | [μg a.i./g bee] | ||||
Lasioglossum malachurum | 11.0 | 3.7 | 0.20 | 0.16–0.24 | 18.08 | 14.70–21.46 | 53.40 | 43.42–63.37 |
Andrena flavipes | 47.3 | 21.6 | 0.73 | 0.07–1.39 | 15.44 | 1.57–29.31 | 33.78 | 3.44–64.11 |
Colletes hederae | 105.5 | 43.4 | 1.14 | 0.72–1.57 | 10.84 | 6.83–14.85 | 26.35 | 16.61–36.09 |
Osmia bicornis ♂ | 37.7 | 17.6 | 1.71 | 1.37–2.04 | 45.27 | 36.31–54.22 | 96.90 | 77.73–116.07 |
Osmia bicornis ♀ | 93.6 | 30.4 | 4.29 | 3.72–4.91 | 45.89 | 39.80–52.47 | 141.46 | 122.68–161.73 |
Bombus terrestris | 205.0 | 55.8 | 5.13 | 4.10–6.15 | 25.00 | 20.00–30.00 | 91.87 | 73.49–110.26 |
Nomioides minutissimus ♀* | NA | 0.8 | 0.04 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Hylaeus gredleri ♂* | NA | 1.0 | 0.05 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
