Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment for bees for the active substance clothianidin considering all uses other than seed treatments and granules

EFSA Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2015, Pages

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clothianidin; insecticide; peer review; pesticide; risk assessment

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EID: 85062643208     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4210     Document Type: Review

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