Study summary
Limited Impacts of Truck-Based Ultra-Low-Volume Applications of Mosquito Adulticides on Mortality in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Rinkevich FD, Margotta JW, Pokhrel V, et al.
Read the original paper- Study type
- Field Trial
- Year
- 2017
- Published in
- Bulletin of Entomological Research 107(6):724-733
Summary
Field measurement of honey bee mortality from ULV pyrethroid adulticides at varying distances.
Key findings
Bee mortality was under 10% for most pyrethroid products and distances (including prallethrin plus sumithrin), largely dissipating beyond 61 m, while malathion was the outlier at 22 to 100% within 61 m.
Limitations
Sentinel caged bees at fixed distances during single-application events.