In situ replication of honey bee colony collapse disorder

Bulletin of Insectology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-106

  Lu, Chensheng ^a   Warchol, Kenneth M ^b   Callahan, Richard A ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Worcester County Beekeepers Association   (United States)

^c Worcester County Beekeepers Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Colony collapse disorder; High fructose corn syrup; Imidacloprid; Neonicotinoid insecticides

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84860796152     PISSN: 17218861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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