Sub-lethal exposure to neonicotinoids impaired honey bees winterization before proceeding to colony collapse disorder

Bulletin of Insectology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 125-130

  Lu, Chensheng ^a   Warchol, Kenneth M ^b   Callahan, Richard A ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Worcester County Beekeepers Association   (United States)

^c Worcester County Beekeepers Association   (United States)

Author keywords

CCD; Clothianidin; Colony collapse disorder; Honey bee; Imidacloprid; Neonicotinoids

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901288582     PISSN: 17218861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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