Evaluating the consequences of plant protection products in the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) genome

The Western honey bee (Apis mellifera)is a key model organism for evaluating risks from Plant Protection Products (PPPs). Despite well-documented impacts of PPPs on honey bees survival and behaviour, their molecular consequences remain underexplored. Herein, over 472 whole genomes from samples collected across Europe in the framework of the project Better-B were used to investigate the genetic basis of PPP exposure through Genomic-Environment Association (GEA) analysis. By integrating genomic data from honey bee colonies with processed PPP exposure data collected in the framework of the project INSIGNIAEU and from the PEST-CHEMGRIDS database as well as from environmental datasets from CORINE land cover, this study used SAMBADA (a spatial analysis tool) and Redundancy Analysis (RDA) scripts to identify candidate genes potentially linked to pesticide stress. This research addresses a knowledge gap, offering a pathway to mitigate PPPrelated molecular effects and support sustainable beekeeping, and can inform breeding programs to bolster honey bee resilience. Ultimately, this work advances our understanding of PPP impacts at the molecular level, fostering resilience in a key pollinator essential for global food security.

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10198/35736

Citação

Barbosa, Daniela; Li, Fernanda; Bashir, Sana; Yadró Garcia, Carlos A.; Taliadoros, Demetris; Webster, Matthew; Rufino, José; Roessink, Ivo; Buddendorf, Bas; der Steen, Jozef van; Murcia, Maria; Fernández-Alba, Amadeo Rodríguez; Pinto, M. Alice; Henriques, Dora (2025). Evaluating the consequences of plant protection products in the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) genome. VI International Conference of the Portuguese Society of Genetics. p. 60

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CIMO - Resumos em Proceedings Não Indexados à WoS/Scopus

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