Environ Toxicol Chem. 2015 Nov 13. doi: 10.1002/etc.3305. [Epub ahead of print]
A survey of neonicotinoid use and potential exposure to Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and Scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) in the rolling plains of Texas and Oklahoma.
Abstract
Northern
Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and Scaled quail (Callipepla squamata)
populations have seen a dramatic decline in the Rolling Plains ecoregion
of Texas and Oklahoma,
USA. There is a rising concern for the potential toxicity of
neonicotinoids in birds. To investigate this concern, we examined crops
of 81 Northern Bobwhite and 17 Scaled quail to determine the presence or
absence of three neonicotinoid (clothianidin, imidacloprid, and
thiamethoxam) treated seeds. We did not find any treated seeds in the 98
crops examined. We collected liver samples from all 98 quail and
analyzed them for neonicotinoid residues. Analysis revealed very low
concentrations of neonicotinoids within the quail liver samples. Our
study suggested there is little to no risk of direct toxicity of
neonicotinoids to quail. This article is protected by copyright. All
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