Laboratory assessment of pesticide toxicity to bumblebees

Bulletin of Insectology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 155-158

  Marletto, Franco ^a   Patetta, Augusto ^a   Manino, Aulo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acaricides; Bombus terrestris; Hazard ratio; Indirect contact toxicity; Insecticides; Oral toxicity; Topic contact toxicity

Indexed keywords

BOMBUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 33748853029     PISSN: 17218861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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