Synergistic interactions between in-hive miticides in Apis mellifera

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 474-479

  Johnson, Reed M ^a   Pollock, Henry S ^a   Berenbaum, May R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Colony collapse disorder; Coumaphos; Cytochrome P450 monooxygenase; Tau fluvalinate; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

COUMAFOS; CYTOCHROME P450; FLUVALINATE; INSECTICIDE; NITRILE; PYRETHROID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BEE; BIOASSAY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYMOLOGY; LD 50; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BEES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; COUMAPHOS; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; NITRILES; PYRETHRINS;

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 65149095006     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/029.102.0202     Document Type: Article

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