Compatibility of traditional and novel acaricides with bumblebees (Bombus terrestris): A first laboratory assessment of toxicity and sublethal effects

Pest Management Science

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 786-793

  Besard, Linde ^a   Mommaerts, Veerle ^a   Vandeven, Jessica ^a   Cuvelier, Xavier ^a   Sterk, Guido ^b   Smagghe, Guy ^a,c  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b Biobest Belgium NV   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acaricides; Bombus terrestris; Bumblebees; Ecotoxicology; Reproduction; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE;

ACARICIDE; BEE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; MITE; MORTALITY; NESTING SUCCESS; NONTARGET ORGANISM; POLLINATION; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; DRUG EFFECT; LABORATORY; LD 50; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ACARICIDES; ANIMALS; BEES; LABORATORIES; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; REPRODUCTION;

ACARI; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77953974457     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1943     Document Type: Article

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