Field-level sublethal effects of approved bee hive chemicals on Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L).

In a study replicated across two states and two years, we tested the sublethal effects on honey bees of the miticides Apistan (tau fluvalinate) and Check Mite+ (coumaphos) and the wood preservative copper naphthenate applied at label rates in field conditions. A continuous covariate, a colony Varroa...

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Main Authors: Jennifer A Berry, W Michael Hood, Stéphane Pietravalle, Keith S Delaplane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3799823?pdf=render