Effects of imidacloprid administered in sub-lethal doses on honey bee behaviour. Laboratory tests

Bulletin of Insectology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-62

  Medrzycki, Piotr ^a,b   Montanari, Rebecca ^a   Bortolotti, Laura ^a   Sabatini, Anna Gloria ^a   Maini, Stefano ^b   Porrini, Claudio ^b  

^a Istituto Nazionale di Apicoltura   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Behaviour; Imidacloprid; Pesticides; Sub lethal effects

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 33947232665     PISSN: 17218861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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3. KIRCHNER W. H., 1998.- The effects of sublethal doses of imidacloprid on the foraging behaviour and orientation ability of honeybees.- Unpublished study report, Konstanz.
4. th ICP-BR International Symposium on Hazards of Pesticides, September 17-19, 1996, BBA Braunschweig, Germany, (LEWIS G. B., Ed.) Appendix n. 12.
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