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Relative intrinsic toxicity of seven insecticides to foragers of the Indian hive bee, Apis cerana indica F.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

S. Lingappa ,
A. Jagadish ,
K. Shivaramu  and
H. P. Prabhuswamy
S. Lingappa
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore-560 024, India
A. Jagadish
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore-560 024, India
K. Shivaramu
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore-560 024, India
H. P. Prabhuswamy
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore-560 024, India
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Abstract

Intrinsic toxicity of seven insecticides including bromophos, bromophos-ethyl and deltamethrin to the Indian hive bee Apis cerano indica is reported. Bromophos was safer than endosulfan, while deltamethrin was the most toxic.

Résumé

Pour la première fois, les riveaux de toxicité intrinsèque des insecticides comme bromophos, bromophos-ethyl et delamethrin à l'abeille ruchiene undienne, Apis cerana indica sont reportés. Bromophos est plus sauf que l'endosulfan. Deitamethrin etait la plus toxique.

Keywords

Apis cerana indicabromophosbromophos-ethyldelamethrin
Type
Research Article
Information
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 6 , Issue 5 , October 1985 , pp. 567 - 568
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1985

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