Translocation of neonicotinoid insecticides from coated seeds to seedling guttation drops: A novel way of intoxication for bees

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1808-1815

  Girolami, V ^a   Mazzon, L ^a   Squartini, A ^a   Mori, N ^a   Marzaro, M ^a   Bernardo, A Di ^a   Greatti, M ^b   Giorio, C ^a   Tapparo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Guttation; Honey bee; Neonicotinoid; Seed coating

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; ZEA MAYS;

IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; COLONY COLLAPSE; DRUG EFFECT; FORELIMB; MAIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; POLLINATION; SEEDLING;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; BEES; COLONY COLLAPSE; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; NITRO COMPOUNDS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; POLLINATION; SEEDLING; SEEDS; WING; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 72949105076     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/029.102.0511     Document Type: Article

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