An extended laboratory test to evaluate the effects of pesticides on bumblebees. Preliminary results

Bulletin of Insectology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 159-164

  Incerti, Francesca ^a   Bortolotti, Laura ^b   Porrini, Claudio ^c   Micciarelli Sbrenna, Anna ^a   Sbrenna, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b Istituto Nazionale di Apicoltura   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute contact toxicity; Bombus terrestris; Extended laboratory test; Pesticides; Test methodology

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34347328657     PISSN: 17218861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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