THE REPELLENT EFFECT OF PYRETHROID INSECTICIDES ON HONEY BEES (APIS MELLIFERA L, PERMETHRIN, CYPERMETHRIN, FENVALERATE).

A model for the repellent effect of pyrethroid insecticides on insects was developed. Experiments were conducted using a small colony of honey bees in a flight cage. Conditioning to scented feeders allowed the separation of foraging bees from a single colony into treatment and control groups. Permet...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: RIETH, JOSEPH PAUL.
Other Authors: Levin, M. D.
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 1986
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/183969