Cellular responses in the Malpighian tubules of Scaptotrigona postica (Latreille, 1807) exposed to low doses of fipronil and boric acid

► The survival rate was changed when bees ingest contaminated diets. ► Believe that bioaccumulation of fipronil occur in this case. ► Fipronil cause irreversible damage to the cells of the Malpighian tubules. ► Boric acid cause irreversible damage to the cells of the Malpighian tubules.