High levels of miticides and agrochemicals in North American apiaries: implications for honey bee health.

Christopher A, Mullin,; Maryann, Frazier,; James L, Frazier,; Sara, Ashcraft,; Roger, Simonds,; Dennis, Vanengelsdorp,; Jeffery S, Pettis,

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009754

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High levels of miticides and agrochemicals in North American apiaries: implications for honey bee health.

Published in PloS one • Mar 19, 2010

Authors:

Mullin, Christopher A

Frazier, Maryann

Frazier, James L

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Recent declines in honey bees for crop pollination threaten fruit, nut, vegetable and seed production in the United States. A broad survey of pesticide residues was conducted on samples from migratory and other beekeepers across 23 states, one Canadian province and several agricultural c...

Subject

Acaricides

Agrochemicals

Animals

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