Assessing the exposure and toxicity of pesticides to bumblebees (Bombus sp.)

Apidologie

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 305-321

  Thomson, H M ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bombus; Exposure; Pesticides; Risk assessment; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

BEE; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

BEE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBUS; BOMBUS SP.; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0034862019     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2001131     Document Type: Review

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