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A METHOD OF FEEDING BEES MEASURED AMOUNTS OF INSECTICIDES IN SOLUTION12

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Philip F. Torchio  and
Nabil N. Youssef
Philip F. Torchio
Affiliation:
Entomology Research, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Logan, Utah
Nabil N. Youssef
Affiliation:
Zoology Department, Utah State University, Logan
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Abstract

A device designed to measure amount of pesticide solutions consumed by three species of bees (Megachile rotundata (F.), alfalfa leafcutting bee; Nomia melanderi Cockerell, alkali bee; and Apis mellifera L, honey bee) is described in detail. Isolated bees fed freely from capillary tubes filled with known mixtures of pesticides and honey solutions. The change in volume of solution was used in determining the exact amount of pesticide consumed by each individual.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 105 , Issue 7 , July 1973 , pp. 1011 - 1014
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1973

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