Toxicity of Pesticides and Other Agricultural Chemicals to Honey Bees

Authors

E. L. Atkins, University of California
E. A. Greywood, University of California
R. L. MacDonald, University of California

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-1973

First Page

1

Last Page

37

Abstract

The California beekeeping industry of more than 600,000 colonies produced in 1965 an income of nearly $8,500,000 (Stanger, 1966). In addition, honey bees are annually used to pollinate California crops worth $200 million. For the past 80 years this import

Recommended Citation

Atkins, E. L.; Greywood, E. A.; and MacDonald, R. L., "Toxicity of Pesticides and Other Agricultural Chemicals to Honey Bees" (1973). An. Paper 156.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/bee_lab_an/156