Recent focus on global honey bee health has resulted in regulators in multiple countries requesting additional data and very conservative risk assessment methodologies for the registration of crop protection products. Cyantraniliprole is an anthraniliic diamide insecticide and DuPont formulations are now registered in the US for a variety of crops. As part of product development, over 50 laboratory and field studies were performed to assess honey bee safety for Cyantraniliprole. These studies investigated the effects of the active ingredient, metabolites and formulated products on honey bees, and quantified residues in bee matrices, like pollen and nectar. While Cyantraniliprole has intrinsic honey bee toxicity, semi-field and field studies, and higher tier risk assessments indicate an acceptable risk for bees resulting from field-realistic exposure to DuPont Cyantraniliprole uses. Extensive product testing allows for comprehensive knowledge of a product's risks, and how those risks may be mitigated in our modern agricultural landscape.

Cyantraniliprole (Cyazypyr�): A testing program for honey bees

248th National Meeting (2014)

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