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Foraging of bees on oil-seed rape (Brassica napus L.) in relation to the stage of flowering of the crop and pest control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. B. Free  and
A. W. Ferguson
J. B. Free
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ
A. W. Ferguson
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ
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Summary

Large populations of bees often continue to forage on oil-seed rape crops until flowering ceases. Applications of insecticide to crops in the late flowering stage could be hazardous to these bees.

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Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 94 , Issue 1 , February 1980 , pp. 151 - 154
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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