Exposure of honey bees and other pollinating species to pesticides

Background: When considering the risk to bees 14765-prb-a01 a thorough understanding of the relevant routes of exposure and the magnitude of exposure is necessary.Results: Bees forage on plants and in particular flowers to obtain food for themselves and for provisioning their young.Foliar applications during flowering will present the most extreme

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A Patch/Dipole Hybrid-Mode Antenna for Sub-6GHz Communication

A low-profile antenna with a high gain and broad bandwidth is proposed for Sub-6GHz communication in this paper.A narrow-band patch invacare rollator 65650 parts mode and a narrow-band dipole mode are shared in one radiator and simultaneously excited to broaden the bandwidth.A compact prototype with a projection size of 0.90 λ0 × 0.78

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Bacterial Composition and Diversity of the Digestive Tract of Odontomachus monticola Emery and Ectomomyrmex javanus Mayr

Ponerine ants are generalist predators feeding on a variety of small arthropods, annelids, and isopods; however, knowledge of their bacterial communities is rather limited.This study investigated the bacterial composition and diversity in the digestive tract (different gut sections and the infrabuccal pockets (IBPs)) of two ponerine ant species (Od

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Molecular phylogeny of Trissolcus wasps (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae) associated with Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae)

As the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) has spread across the Northern Hemisphere, research on its egg parasitoids has increased accordingly.These studies have included species-level taxonomy, experimental assessments of host ranges in quarantine, and surveys to meaty treats gourmet beef & cheese flavor cuts soft & chewy dog treats as

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