Toxicological Analysis of the Neonicotinoid Insecticide Imidacloprid to  Honey Bees, Apis mellifera, of Different Colonies

The honey bee, Apis mellifera, provides about $15 billion USD in crop value each year in the U.S. alone in the form of pollination services. Since 2006, commercial beekeepers have reported an average annual overwintering loss of about 28.6% of all managed colonies. There are many factors that are...

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Main Author: Langberg, Kurt
Other Authors: Entomology
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73220