Toxicity of neonicotinoid insecticides to honey bees: Laboratory tests

Bulletin of Insectology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-113

  Laurino, Daniela ^a   Porporato, Marco ^a   Patetta, Augusto ^a   Manino, Aulo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetamiprid; Apis mellifera; Clothianidin; Mortality; Neonicotinoids; Thiacloprid; Thiametoxam; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 79957517140     PISSN: 17218861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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