A large-scale field study examining effects of exposure to clothianidin seed-treated canola on honey bee colony health development, and overwintering success

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Volumn 2014, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Christopher Cutler, G ^a   Scott Dupree, Cynthia D ^b   Sultan, Maryam ^b   McFarlane, Andrew D ^b   Brewer, Larry ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Smithers Viscient   (United States)

Author keywords

Canola; Clothianidin; Honey bees; Neonicotinoid; Pollinators; Seed treatment

Indexed keywords

CLOTHIANIDIN; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PROPOLIS;

ADULT; ARTHROPOD COMMUNITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIELD STUDY; HONEY; HONEYBEE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; MITE; MORTALITY; NECTAR; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY; OVERWINTERING; POLLEN; RAPESEED; SEED TREATMENT;

APIS MELLIFERA; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS;

EID: 84910025943     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21678359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.652     Document Type: Article

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