Effects of Cry1Ab protoxin, deltamethrin and imidacloprid on the foraging activity and the learning performances of the honeybee Apis mellifera, a comparative approach

Apidologie

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 601-611

  Ramirez Romero, Ricardo ^a,b   Chaufaux, Josette ^a   Pham Delègue, Minh Hà ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Behaviour; Cry1Ab protoxin; Insecticide; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HONEYBEE; INSECTICIDE; LEARNING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 29244446780     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2005039     Document Type: Article

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