Sub-lethal effects of thiamethoxam, a neonicotinoid pesticide, and propiconazole, a DMI fungicide, on colony initiation in bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) micro-colonies

Apidologie

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 563-574

  Elston, Charlotte ^a   Thompson, Helen M ^b   Walters, Keith F A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bombus terrestris; brood; nectar consumption; nest building; propiconazole; thiamethoxam

Indexed keywords

BEE; COLONY STRUCTURE; DILUTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FUNGICIDE; HONEY; NESTEDNESS; PESTICIDE; POLLEN;

EID: 84884252200     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-013-0206-9     Document Type: Article

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