Repeated exposure of bumblebee workers to field-realistic doses of di-2-ethylhexyl and di-n-butyl phthalates lowers worker survival and induces obesity-related phenotypes in workers and brood.

Abstract excerpt

Wild bees, like many other insects, are declining. Multiple drivers have been identified, but the potential effects of endocrine disruptors such as phthalates, remain poorly studied. Yet, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) and di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP), two of the most common phthalates that pervade the environment, are known to affect key hormonal and metabolic pathways in invertebrates even at field realistic...

Topics

• Animals
• Bees
• Diethylhexyl Phthalate
• Dibutyl Phthalate
• Male
• Obesity