Lethal and sublethal effects of imidacloprid on Osmia lignaria and clothianidin on Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 784-796

  Abbott, V A ^a   Nadeau, J L ^a   Higo, H A ^a   Winston, M L ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Megachile rotundata; Methodology; Osmia liguaria; Pesticides; Sublethal effects

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; IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CLASSIFICATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYMENOPTERA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN;

ANIMALS; BEES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GUANIDINES; HYMENOPTERA; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; MALE; NITRO COMPOUNDS; POLLEN; THIAZOLES;

APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILE ROTUNDATA; MEGACHILIDAE; OSMIA; OSMIA LIGNARIA;

EID: 46849085579     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2008)101[784:LASEOI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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