Does imidacloprid seed-treated maize have an impact on honey bee mortality?

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 616-623

  Nguyen, B K ^a   Saegerman, C ^b   Pirard, C ^b   Mignon, J ^a   Widart, J ^b   Thirionet, B ^a   Verheggen, F J ^a   Berkvens, D ^c   De Pauw, E ^b   Haubruge, E ^a  

^a FUSAGx ^*  (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Honey bees; Imidacloprid; Mortality bees; Pesticides; Seed treated maize

Indexed keywords

IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PROPOLIS; WAX;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HONEY; MAIZE; PLANT SEED;

ANIMALS; BEES; HONEY; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; NITRO COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; SEEDS; WAXES; ZEA MAYS;

ACARI; APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR; VARROIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 65349150045     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/029.102.0220     Document Type: Article

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