Short- and long-term effects of neonicotinoid application in rice fields, on the mortality and colony collapse of honeybees (Apis mellifera)

Declines in honeybee (Apis mellifera ) colonies have elicited great concern worldwide. Recently, many Japanese beekeepers have implied that midsummer use of a new insecticide, neonicotinoid, in rice fields, is causing widespread mortality of neighboring honeybees and frequently resulting in colony c...

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Main Author: Matsumoto Takashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Apicultural Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2013-0014