Neonicotinoid-contaminated puddles of water represent a risk of intoxication for honey bees

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  Samson Robert, Olivier ^a   Labrie, Geneviève ^b   Chagnon, Madeleine ^c   Fournier, Valérie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Centre de Recherche sur les Grains Inc   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; CLOTHIANIDIN; DEETHYLATRAZINE; DRINKING WATER; METOLACHLORE; NEONICOTINOID; PESTICIDE; SIMAZINE; THIAMETHOXAM; TIABENDAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; INSECTICIDE; NICOTINE; RAIN; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HONEYBEE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; POLLINATOR; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; ANIMAL; BEE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

APIS MELLIFERA;

ANIMALS; BEES; INSECTICIDES; NICOTINE; RAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84914703646     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108443     Document Type: Article

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