Exposure to clothianidin seed-treated canola has no long-term impact on honey bees

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 765-772

  Cutler, G Christopher ^a,b   Scott Dupree, Cynthia D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canola; Clothianidin; Honey bees; Long term assessment; Seed treatment

Indexed keywords

((E) 1 (2 CHLORO 1,3 THIAZOL 5 YLMETHYL) 3 METHYL 2 NITROGUANIDINE); ((E)-1-(2-CHLORO-1,3-THIAZOL-5-YLMETHYL)-3-METHYL-2-NITROGUANIDINE); GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE; PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PROPOLIS; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WAX;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HONEY; LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAPESEED; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BEES; BRASSICA NAPUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GUANIDINES; HONEY; LONGEVITY; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PESTICIDES; SEEDS; THIAZOLES; TOXICITY TESTS; WAXES;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS;

EID: 34250727557     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100[765:ETCSCH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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