African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6938

Full Length Research Paper

Toxicity of neonicotinoids used in melon culture towards Apis mellifera L.

Whalamys Lourenco de Araujo
  • Whalamys Lourenco de Araujo
  • Agronomy Department, Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Paraíba, Brazil.
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Mauricio Sekiguchi de Godoy
  • Mauricio Sekiguchi de Godoy
  • Department of Plant Sciences, Federal University of Semiarid (UFERSA), Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
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Patricio Borges Maracaja
  • Patricio Borges Maracaja
  • Academic Unit of Agricultural Sciences (UAGRA), Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil.
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Wesley Adson Costa Coelho
  • Wesley Adson Costa Coelho
  • Veterinary Medicine Department, Federal University of Semiarid (UFERSA), Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
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Barbara Karine de Albuquerque Silva
  • Barbara Karine de Albuquerque Silva
  • Graduate Program in Plant Science, Federal University of Semiarid (UFERSA), Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
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Adrian Jose Molina Rugama
  • Adrian Jose Molina Rugama
  • Department of Plant Sciences, Federal University of Semiarid (UFERSA), Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
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Elton Lucio de Araujo
  • Elton Lucio de Araujo
  • Department of Plant Sciences, Federal University of Semiarid (UFERSA), Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
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Jacinto de Luna Batista
  • Jacinto de Luna Batista
  • Agricultural Science Center (CCA), Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Paraíba, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 18 October 2016
  •  Accepted: 30 January 2017
  •  Published: 06 April 2017

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