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A Toxicological and Histophysiological Study of Certain New Insecticides as “Stomach Poisons” to the Honey Bee1Apis mellifera L.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

E. H. Salkeld
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology and Department of Apiculture, Ontario Agricultural College

Extract

Although there is a great deal of literature on the relative potencies of many insecticides to various insects and although many histological and physiological studies of insects have been made, observations on tissue changes in insects caused either directly or indirectly by insecticides have been few (Pilat, 1935 and Hartzell, 1945). Such observations are important in advancing our knowledge of specialized insect histology and, therefore, of insect physiology. They are of further value because they provide indications of the mode of action of insecticides on insects, a knowledge which is of great importance not only in the development of exact as opposed to indiscriminate methods of application, but also in the development of new and more specific insecticides.

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Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1951

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References

1 This work was directed by Professor A. J. Muagrave (Entomology Dept.) and foms part of a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree M.S.A. of the University of Toronto.