Effect on honey bees of 2,4-D
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- 1 August 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
- Vol. 7 (3) , 339-342
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00288233.1964.10416414
Abstract
After aerial application of sodium 2,4-D superphosphate to control ragwort several hundred hives in the Rotorua-Taupo area suffered serious adult bee mortality resulting in much-reduced honey crops. In an experimental application the 2,4-D mixture caused distress and an average mortality of over 20 per cent in field bees, although no adverse effect was observed in the apiary from which they came.Keywords
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