Determination of The Copper Accumulation in The Nest Materials of Polistes dominulus and Polistes nimpha (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae)

Year 2018, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 1 - 5, 18.07.2018

Filiz Şeker Nil Bağrıaçık

Abstract

Social insects can be used as bioindicators of environmental quality. The trace metals, heavy metals, radioactivity, pesticides, environmental pollutants have been monitored by using social wasps. The species of Polistinae build up their nest in nature by collecting various organic and inorganic materials from surrounding areas. The idea of this study was to detect the accumulation of copper as environmental pollutant on native species. The nest materials belonging to two species Polistes nimpha and Polistes dominulus were collected from Adana in Çukurova Region that is one of the very important agriculture areas in Turkey and analyzed through flame atomic absorption spectrometric methods. The amount of copper was found in the nests of P. nimpha and P. dominulus which was changed from 2.03 to 6.68µg.g^-1. It is believed that this accumulation is due to applications of copper-containing pesticides. Overall analyses of findings indicated that composition of the nests of Polistes might be evaluated as biomonitor for copper pollution.

Keywords

Copper accumulation, Polistes dominulus, Polistes nimpha

Polistes dominulus ve Polistes nimpha’nın Yuva Materyalinde Bakır Birikiminin Tespiti (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae)

Abstract

Sosyal böcekler çevre kalitesinin biyoindikatörleri olarak kullanılabilirler. İz elementleri, ağır metaller, radyoaktivite, pestisitler, çevre kirleticiler sosyal arılar kullanılarak tespit edilebilir. Polistinae türleri doğada yuvalarını civardan topladıkları çeşitli organik ve inorganik materyaller ile inşa ederler. Bu çalışmanın amacı doğal türlerde çevre kirleticisi olan bakır birikiminin tespit edilmesidir. Türkiye’nin en önemli tarım bölgesi olan Çukurova’nın Adana ilinden toplanan Polistes nimpha ve Polistes dominulus türlerine ait yuvalar alevli atomik absorbsiyon spektrometresi metodu ile analiz edildi. P. nimpha ve P. dominulus yuvalarında bakır miktarının 2.03 – 6.68 µg.g^-1 arasında değiştiği tespit edildi. Bu birikimin bakır içeren pestisit uygulamalarından kaynaklanabileceği düşünülmektedir. Polistes türlerinin yuvaları bakır kirliliğinin biyomonitörü olarak kullanılabilir.

Keywords

Bakır birikimi, Polistes dominulus, Polistes nimpha, Polistes nimpha

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