Field and semifield evaluation of impacts of transgenic canola pollen on survival and development of worker honey bees

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1517-1523

  Huang, Zachary Y ^a   Hanley, Anne V ^a   Pett, Walter L ^a   Langenberger, Michael ^a   Duan, Jian J ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canola; Honey bee; Nontarget impact; Transgenic pollen

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 8344285829     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-97.5.1517     Document Type: Article

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