The Effects of Pesticides on Queen Rearing and Virus Titers in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.)

The effects of sublethal pesticide exposure on queen emergence and virus titers were examined. Queen rearing colonies were fed pollen with chlorpyrifos (CPF) alone (pollen-1) and with CPF and the fungicide Pristine® (pollen-2). Fewer queens emerged when larvae from open foraging (i.e.,...

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Main Authors: Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman, Yanping Chen, Roger Simonds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-01-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/4/1/71