Size matters: Significant negative relationship between mature plant mass and residual neonicotinoid levels in seed-treated oilseed rape and maize crops

•Larger crop plants have lower neonicotinoid concentrations.•Concentrations roughly halved with a four-fold increase in plant weight.•Growing larger crop plants has the potential to reduce the exposure of bees to neonicotinoids. Neonicotinoid insecticides have been under scrutiny in recent years due...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Agriculture, ecosystems & environment ecosystems & environment, 2016-01, Vol.215, p.85-88
Hauptverfasser:	Balfour, Nicholas J., Carreck, Norman L., Blanchard, Héloïse E., Ratnieks, Francis L.W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agronomy Brassica napus Honey bees Neonicotinoids Non-lethal Toxicity Non-target Species Zea mays
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