Bioassay for Detection of Dichlorvos Insecticide in Air in Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee (Megachile Rotundata F.) Incubators

Dichlorvos is an insecticide used in slow-release plastic strips for controlling chalcid wasp parasites, such as Pteromalus venustus Walker, in incubators used to raise alfalfa leafcutting bees (Megachile rotundata F.). Beekeepers need a practical method to detect dichlorvos in air and verify that i...

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Main Authors: Purdy John R., Kevan Peter G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Apicultural Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2014-0021