Imidacloprid, potatoes, and honey bees in Atlantic Canada: Is there a connection?

Bulletin of Insectology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-88

  Rogers, Richard E L ^a,b   Kemp, James R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b Wildwood Labs Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Atlantic canada; Bee diseases; Bee health; Canola; Honey bee; Imidacloprid; Multi factor study; New brunswick; Nova scotia; Pesticides; Potatoes; Prince edward island; Residue study; Soil; Wildflowers

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; HELIANTHUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0038656522     PISSN: 17218861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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