Lethal and sub‐lethal effects of thymol on honeybee (
                    <i>Apis mellifera</i>
                    ) larvae reared
                    <i>in vitro</i>

Charpentier, Gael; Vidau, Cyril; Ferdy, Jean‐Baptiste; Tabart, Jeremy; Vetillard, Angelique

doi:10.1002/ps.3539

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Lethal and sub‐lethal effects of thymol on honeybee ( Apis mellifera ) larvae reared in vitro

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Authors:

Gael Charpentier

Cyril Vidau

Jean‐Baptiste Ferdy

Abstract

Abstract BACKGROUND Thymol offers an attractive alternative to synthetic chemicals to keep Varroa under control. However, thymol accumulates in bee products and is suspected of having adverse effects on colonies and especially on larvae. In this study, we investigated the effects of acute and chroni...

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