The Neonicotinoid Insecticide Imidacloprid Repels Pollinating Flies and Beetles at Field-Realistic Concentrations

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Easton, Amy H ^a   Goulson, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMIDACLOPRID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEETLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPTERA; EXPERIMENTATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INSECT ATTRACTION; INSECT REPEL; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NONHUMAN; POLLINATOR; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; DIPTERA; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; NITRO COMPOUNDS; POLLINATION;

EID: 84873804122     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054819     Document Type: Article

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