Effects of selected fungicides on growth and development of larval honey bees, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1151-1154

  Mussen, Eric C ^a   Lopez, Julio E ^a   Peng, Christine Y S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphogenic effects; Apis mellifera; Fungicides; Honey bee; Toxic effects

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; GROWTH; HONEYBEE; LARVA; TOXICITY;

APIDAE; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 7644241404     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-33.5.1151     Document Type: Article

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