Environmental toxicology and chemistry
Acute oral and contact toxicity of imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, and their commercial products, to the neotropical stingless bee Melipona scutellaris.
Asma Rahman, Mian Abdul Ali, Dayana Moscardi Dos Santos, Rafaela Garcia da Silva, Janete Brigante, Michiel Adriaan Daam, Eny Maria Vieira
Published: 202510.1093/etojnl/vgaf284
Abstract
Neotropical stingless bees have frequently been reported to possess high biodiversity, ecological significance, and sensitivity to insecticides. Surprisingly, few studies have been conducted so far to assess their sensitivity to neonicotinoid insecti…
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