Effects of fluvalinate on honey bee learning, memory, responsiveness to sucrose, and survival

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 2931-2938

  Frost, Elisabeth H ^a   Shutler, Dave ^a   Hillier, Neil Kirk ^a  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Exclusion criteria; Learning; Oral versus dermal exposure; Proboscis extension reflex; Pyrethroid; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

FLUVALINATE; NITRILE; PYRETHROID; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL; APIS MELLIFERA; ARTICLE; BEE; CONDITIONING; DRUG EFFECT; EXCLUSION CRITERIA; LEARNING; MEMORY; ODOR; ORAL VERSUS DERMAL EXPOSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBOSCIS EXTENSION REFLEX; SURVIVAL; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

APIS MELLIFERA; EXCLUSION CRITERIA; LEARNING; ORAL VERSUS DERMAL EXPOSURE; PROBOSCIS EXTENSION REFLEX; PYRETHROID; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

ANIMALS; BEES; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); MEMORY; NITRILES; ODORS; PYRETHRINS; SUCROSE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84881180159     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.086538     Document Type: Article

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