Bioaccumulation of pesticides in carabid beetles in a vineyard and olive grove under integrated pest management

Intensive use of pesticides is among the main drivers of biodiversity loss, especially of insects. Here, field concentrations of chemical synthetic pesticides were measured in soil and carabid beetles in a vineyard (VP) and olive grove (OP), in two consecutive years. The aim was to determine if acti...

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Main Authors: Lucija ŠERIĆ JELASKA, Mišel JELIĆ, Barbara ANĐELIĆ DMITROVIĆ, Tomislav KOS
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Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2024-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-202401-0028_bioaccumulation-of-pesticides-in-carabid-beetles-in-a-vineyard-and-olive-grove-under-integrated-pest-management.php
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description Intensive use of pesticides is among the main drivers of biodiversity loss, especially of insects. Here, field concentrations of chemical synthetic pesticides were measured in soil and carabid beetles in a vineyard (VP) and olive grove (OP), in two consecutive years. The aim was to determine if active ingredients in pesticides applied in the field accumulate in carabids and how this correlates with treatment intensity. Carabids and soil samples were collected at a vineyard and olive grove in Zadar County in Croatia, soil in 2018 and 2019 and carabids in 2019. Both were under integrated pest management (IPM), with a total of 34 pesticides applied, between January and August in the two years of this study. Using LC-MS/MS, a broad range of pesticides, mainly fungicides, was detected in the soil and carabids. In soil samples, boscalid (0.047 mg/kg), mandipropamid (0.08 mg/kg), fluopyram (0.09 mg/kg), cyprodinil (0.09 mg/kg) and tebuconazole (0.13 mg/kg) were detected in the highest amounts. In addition, nine substances were detected in carabids, with valiphenalate (0.048 mg/kg), difenoconazole (0.051 mg/kg) and azoxystrobin (0.064 mg/kg) in the highest concentrations. Bioaccumulation factor (BAF) indicated the accumulation of valiphenalate, metalaxyl-M, spiroxamine and difenoconazole in carabids. Data measured directly in the field revealed the accumulation of pesticides in carabids, which indicates they could be good bioindicators in IPM and contribute to a better understanding of the distribution of pesticides in Mediterranean agroecosystems.
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spelling doaj-art-6c0e817228fd44ee85dfdcd5d289d06d2024-12-16T15:30:56ZengInstitute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of ScienceEuropean Journal of Entomology1210-57591802-88292024-07-01121126927910.14411/eje.2024.028eje-202401-0028Bioaccumulation of pesticides in carabid beetles in a vineyard and olive grove under integrated pest managementLucija ŠERIĆ JELASKA0Mišel JELIĆ1Barbara ANĐELIĆ DMITROVIĆ2Tomislav KOS3Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, Zagreb, Croatia; e-mails: slucija@biol.pmf.hr, barbara.andelic@gmail.comVaraždin City Museum, Šetalište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera 3, Varaždin, Croatia; e-mail: mjelic@gmail.comDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, Zagreb, Croatia; e-mails: slucija@biol.pmf.hr, barbara.andelic@gmail.comDepartment for Ecology, Agronomy and Aquaculture, University of Zadar, Trg kneza Višeslava 6, Zadar, Croatia; e-mail: tkos@unizd.hrIntensive use of pesticides is among the main drivers of biodiversity loss, especially of insects. Here, field concentrations of chemical synthetic pesticides were measured in soil and carabid beetles in a vineyard (VP) and olive grove (OP), in two consecutive years. The aim was to determine if active ingredients in pesticides applied in the field accumulate in carabids and how this correlates with treatment intensity. Carabids and soil samples were collected at a vineyard and olive grove in Zadar County in Croatia, soil in 2018 and 2019 and carabids in 2019. Both were under integrated pest management (IPM), with a total of 34 pesticides applied, between January and August in the two years of this study. Using LC-MS/MS, a broad range of pesticides, mainly fungicides, was detected in the soil and carabids. In soil samples, boscalid (0.047 mg/kg), mandipropamid (0.08 mg/kg), fluopyram (0.09 mg/kg), cyprodinil (0.09 mg/kg) and tebuconazole (0.13 mg/kg) were detected in the highest amounts. In addition, nine substances were detected in carabids, with valiphenalate (0.048 mg/kg), difenoconazole (0.051 mg/kg) and azoxystrobin (0.064 mg/kg) in the highest concentrations. Bioaccumulation factor (BAF) indicated the accumulation of valiphenalate, metalaxyl-M, spiroxamine and difenoconazole in carabids. Data measured directly in the field revealed the accumulation of pesticides in carabids, which indicates they could be good bioindicators in IPM and contribute to a better understanding of the distribution of pesticides in Mediterranean agroecosystems.https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-202401-0028_bioaccumulation-of-pesticides-in-carabid-beetles-in-a-vineyard-and-olive-grove-under-integrated-pest-management.phpcarabidaeground beetlesipmagriculturepesticide active ingredientmediterranean regioncroatia
spellingShingle Lucija ŠERIĆ JELASKA
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Bioaccumulation of pesticides in carabid beetles in a vineyard and olive grove under integrated pest management
European Journal of Entomology
carabidae
ground beetles
ipm
agriculture
pesticide active ingredient
mediterranean region
croatia
title Bioaccumulation of pesticides in carabid beetles in a vineyard and olive grove under integrated pest management
title_full Bioaccumulation of pesticides in carabid beetles in a vineyard and olive grove under integrated pest management
title_fullStr Bioaccumulation of pesticides in carabid beetles in a vineyard and olive grove under integrated pest management
title_full_unstemmed Bioaccumulation of pesticides in carabid beetles in a vineyard and olive grove under integrated pest management
title_short Bioaccumulation of pesticides in carabid beetles in a vineyard and olive grove under integrated pest management
title_sort bioaccumulation of pesticides in carabid beetles in a vineyard and olive grove under integrated pest management
topic carabidae
ground beetles
ipm
agriculture
pesticide active ingredient
mediterranean region
croatia
url https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-202401-0028_bioaccumulation-of-pesticides-in-carabid-beetles-in-a-vineyard-and-olive-grove-under-integrated-pest-management.php
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