Exposure to sublethal concentrations of methoxyfenozide disrupts honey bee colony activity and thermoregulation.

Methoxyfenozide is an insect growth regulator (IGR) commonly used in agriculture to simultaneously control pests and preserve beneficial insect populations; however, its impact on honey bees in not fully understood. We conducted field and laboratory experiments to investigate bee health in response...

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Main Authors: William G Meikle, Vanessa Corby-Harris, Mark J Carroll, Milagra Weiss, Lucy A Snyder, Charlotte A D Meador, Eli Beren, Nicholas Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204635