Effects of coumaphos on queen rearing in the honey bee, Apis mellifera

By J. Pettis, A. Collins, Reg. Wilbanks, M. Feldlaufer. 2004

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A historical review of managed honey bee populations in Europe and the United States and the factors that may affect them. (2010, background): “Coumaphos, a product almost universally found in wax from the brood nest (Frazier et al., 2008), is known to have a detrimental effect on queen rearing (Pettis et al., 2004).”
The physical, insemination, and reproductive quality of honey bee queens (Apis mellifera L.) (2011, background): “Management practices may also significantly affect the overall quality of queens across sources, as different genetic stocks (see Tarpy and Nielsen, 2002), chemical treatments (Haarmann et al., 2002; Pettis et al., 2004), and hive environments (Woyke, 1983; da Silva et al.”