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Spinosad Toxicity to Pollinators and Associated Risk

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  1. Field Exposure and Effects Laboratory, Dow AgroSciences, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN, 46268, USA

    Monte A. Mayes

  2. Global Insect Management, Dow AgroSciences, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN, 46268, USA

    Gary D. Thompson

  3. Private Bag 2017, Dow AgroSciences, New Plymouth, New Zealand

    Brian Husband

  4. Field Research and Development, Dow AgroSciences, Milton Park, Abington, Oxfordshire, UK, OX14 4RN

    Mark M. Miles

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Mayes, M.A., Thompson, G.D., Husband, B., Miles, M.M. (2003). Spinosad Toxicity to Pollinators and Associated Risk. In: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 179. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21731-2_2

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