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Optimisation of an in vitro larvae test to test the effects of plant protection products on honeybee brood (Apis mellifera L.)

Final report on research projects (duration: 15 July 2008 to 31 March 2012)

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Lüken, D.J., Janke, M., Lienau, FW. et al. Optimisation of an in vitro larvae test to test the effects of plant protection products on honeybee brood (Apis mellifera L.). J. Verbr. Lebensm. 9, 157–166 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00003-014-0865-0

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