Abnormal foraging behavior induced by sublethal dosage of imidacloprid in the honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1743-1748

  Yang, E C ^a,b   Chuang, Y C ^a,b   Chen, Y L ^a   Chang, L H ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Foraging behavior; Honey bee; Imidacloprid; Sublethal dosage

Indexed keywords

IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; NITRO DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEE; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; NITRO COMPOUNDS;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 57849129962     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-101.6.1743     Document Type: Article

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