A Causal Analysis of Observed Declines in Managed Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 566-591

  Staveley, Jane P ^a   Law, Sheryl A ^a   Fairbrother, Anne ^a   Menzie, Charles A ^a  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

causal analysis; honey bees; neonicotinoids; Varroa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888985715     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2013.831263     Document Type: Article

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