Spinosad toxicity to pollinators and associated risk

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 179, Issue , 2003, Pages 37-71

  Mayes, Monte A ^a   Thompson, Gary D ^a   Husband, Brian ^b   Miles, Mark M ^c  

^a DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

^b Dow AgroSciences   (New Zealand)

^c Dow AgroSciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; MACROLIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; SPINOSAD;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; DRUG COMBINATION; FLOWER; HALF LIFE TIME; INSECT CONTROL; POLLEN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BEES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FLOWERS; HALF-LIFE; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; MACROLIDES; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; POLLEN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0242371130     PISSN: 01795953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-21731-2_2     Document Type: Article

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