Insecticide susceptibility of Japanese mason bees (Osmia spp.) versus that of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera)
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Acute toxicity of pesticides to wild bee species is inferred by using the LD50 values of the western honey bee, Apis mellifera, as a standard baseline. However, substantial discrepancies are often reported between the LD50 values for wild bees and those for A.... ...
