Determination of acute oral toxicity of flumethrin in honey bees

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1890-1894

  Oruc, H H ^a   Hranitz, J M ^b   Sorucu, A ^a   Duell, M ^b   Cakmak, I ^a   Aydin, L ^a   Orman, A ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acute toxicity; Apis mellifera anatoliaca; flumethrin; oral

Indexed keywords

FLUMETHRIN; PESTICIDE; PYRETHROID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; DRUG EFFECT; LD 50; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BEES; LETHAL DOSE 50; PESTICIDES; PYRETHRINS;

APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA ANATOLIACA; APOIDEA; IXODIDA;

EID: 84871404927     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC12055     Document Type: Article

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