The effects of spinosad insecticide to adults of Apis mellifera, Megachile rotundata and Nomia melanderi (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
The toxicity of spinosad to adult female bees tended to be least to the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) (LD50 = 0.078 pg/bee), intermediate to the alkali bee (Nomia melanderi) (0.065 pg/bee), and greatest to the alfalfa leafcutter bee (Megachile rotundata (F.)) (0.058 pg/bee), both in topical drop tes...
Main Authors: | D. F. Mayer, G. Kovács, B. L. Brett, B. L. Bisabri |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Debrecen
2001-03-01
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Series: | International Journal of Horticultural Science |
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Online Access: | https://ojs.lib.unideb.hu/IJHS/article/view/257 |
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