Pesticides and honey bee toxicity - USA

Apidologie

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 312-331

  Johnson, Reed M ^a   Ellis, Marion D ^a   Mullin, Christopher A ^b   Frazier, Maryann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CCD; honey bee; pesticide; toxicity; wax residue

Indexed keywords

APICULTURE; HONEYBEE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SYNERGISM; WAX;

UNITED STATES;

ACARAPIS WOODI; AETHINA TUMIDA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; ARTHROPODA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 77953840894     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido/2010018     Document Type: Review

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