Residue distribution of the acaricide coumaphos in honey following application of a new slow-release formulation

Pest Management Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-171

  Karazafiris, Emmanuel ^a   Tananaki, Chrysoula ^a   Menkissoglu Spiroudi, Urania ^a   Thrasyvoulou, Andreas ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

CheckMite+; Coumaphos; Distribution; Honey; Residues

Indexed keywords

COUMAFOS; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

ACARICIDE; BEE; CHEMICAL CONTROL; HONEY; PARASITE; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE APPLICATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HONEY; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEES; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; COUMAPHOS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HONEY; INSECTICIDES; MITES; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; TIME FACTORS;

APOIDEA; VARROA;

EID: 38549132381     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1493     Document Type: Article

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