Insecticide Formulations and Their Toxicity to Honeybees
- 1 January 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Apicultural Research
- Vol. 11 (1) , 59-62
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.1972.11099700
Abstract
Summary Mortalities and DDT residues of honeybees exposed to alfalfa foliage samples treated with three DDT formulations were measured. The foliage samples were also analysed for DDT. The results indicate greater sorption of emulsifiable formulations than of powder formulations on and in plant tissues, and correspondingly greater contamination of bees by the powders. This helps to explain the generally observed tendency for dusts and wettable powders to be the most hazardous formulations for honeybees.Keywords
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