Fitness consequences of the combined effects of veterinary and agricultural pesticides on a non-target insect

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Pesticides and veterinary products that are globally used in farming against pests and parasites are known to impact non-target beneficial organisms. While most studies have tested the lethal and sub-lethal effects of single chemicals, species are exposed to multiple contaminants that might interact and exacerbate the toxic responses of life-history fitness components. Here we experimentally tested an ecotoxicological scenario that is likely to be widespread in nature, with non-target dung communities being exposed both to cattle parasiticides during the larval stage and to agricultural insecticides during their adult life. We assessed the independent and combined consumptive effects of varying ivermectin and spinosad concentration on juvenile life-history and adult reproductive traits of the widespread yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria; Diptera: Scathophagidae). Larval exposure to ivermectin prolonged development time and reduced egg-to-adult survival, body size, and the magnitude of the male-biased sexual size dimorphism. The consumption by the predatory adult flies of spinosad-contaminated prey showed an additional, independent (from ivermectin) negative effect on female clutch size, and subsequent egg hatching success, but not on the body size and sexual size dimorphism of their surviving offspring. However, there were interactive synergistic effects of both contaminants on offspring emergence and body size. Our results document adverse effects of the combination of different chemicals on fitness components of a dung insect, highlighting transgenerational effects of adult exposure to contaminants for their offspring. These findings suggest that ecotoxicological tests should consider the combination of different contaminants for more accurate eco-assessments.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:250

Enthalten in:

Chemosphere - 250(2020) vom: 01. Juli, Seite 126271

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mahdjoub, Hayat [VerfasserIn]
Blanckenhorn, Wolf U [VerfasserIn]
Lüpold, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Roy, Jeannine [VerfasserIn]
Gourgoulianni, Natalia [VerfasserIn]
Khelifa, Rassim [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

70288-86-7
Antiparasitic Agents
Body size
Contamination
Drug Combinations
Ivermectin
Journal Article
Macrolides
Pesticides
Pollution
Reproductive success
Spinosad
XPA88EAP6V

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Date Completed 26.06.2020

Date Revised 26.06.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126271

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM307065162