Because nontarget, beneficials, like insect pollinators, may be exposed unintentionally to insecticides, it is important to evaluate the impact of chemical controls on the behaviors performed by insect pollinators in field trials. Here we examine the impact of a portable mosquito repeller, which emits prallethrin, a pyrethroid insecticide, on honey bee foraging and recruitment using a blinded, randomized, paired, parallel group trial. We found no significant effect of the volatilized insecticide on foraging frequency (our primary outcome), waggle dance propensity, waggle dance frequency, and feeder persistency (our secondary outcomes), even though an additional deposition study confirmed that the treatment device was performing appropriately. These results may be useful to consumers that are interested in repelling mosquitos, but also concerned about potential consequences to beneficial insects, such as honey bees.

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驱蚊装置中挥发的拟除虫菊酯杀虫剂不会影响蜜蜂的觅食和补充

由于非目标有益生物（例如传粉昆虫）可能会无意中接触杀虫剂，因此在田间试验中评估化学控制对传粉昆虫行为的影响非常重要。在这里，我们通过盲法、随机、配对、平行组试验研究了便携式驱蚊器（一种拟除虫菊酯杀虫剂）对蜜蜂觅食和补充的影响。我们发现挥发性杀虫剂对觅食频率（我们的主要结果）、摇摆舞倾向、摇摆舞频率和喂食持续性（我们的次要结果）没有显着影响，尽管额外的沉积研究证实处理装置运行正常。这些结果可能对那些对驱蚊感兴趣但也担心对蜜蜂等有益昆虫的潜在后果的消费者有用。