Abstract
SummaryAdult worker honeybees, caged in groups of 15, were fed diets containing 0, 5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 ppm pure aflatoxin B1 As the level of toxin increased, more bees died earlier, over 90% by the second day of those fed 30 and 40 ppm. Half the bees fed 5 ppm were dead after 3½ days. The honeybee was more sensitive to aflatoxin B1 than the cockroach, but less sensitive than the fruitfly and housefly. It is considered that, if aflatoxin B1 is present in hives, it could cause the premature death of bees.
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