Effects of sublethal concentrations of bifenthrin and deltamethrin on fecundity, growth, and development of the honeybee Apis mellifera ligustica

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 644-649

  Dai, Ping Li ^a,b   Wang, Qiang ^a,b   Sun, Ji Hu ^c   Liu, Feng ^a,b   Wang, Xing ^a   Wu, Yan Yan ^a,b   Zhou, Ting ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^c SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera ligustica; Bifenthrin; Deltamethrin; Sublethal concentration; Toxicity test

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FORESTRY; PESTICIDES;

APIS MELLIFERA; BIFENTHRIN; DELTAMETHRIN; LETHAL EFFECTS; TOXICITY TEST;

TOXICITY;

BIFENTHRIN; DELTAMETHRIN; INSECTICIDE; NITRILE; PYRETHROID;

FECUNDITY; GROWTH RATE; HONEYBEE; INSECTICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HATCHING; HONEYBEE; INFERTILITY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; WORKER (INSECT); ANIMAL; BEE; DRUG EFFECTS; LD 50; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

BIOCIDES; CONCENTRATION; FORESTRY; INSECTS; TOXICITY;

APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA LIGUSTICA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

ANIMALS; BEES; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; NITRILES; PYRETHRINS; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 77951102187     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.67     Document Type: Article

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