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none reported effects at or below the maximum field nectar residue reported following seed<br />
treatment.<br />
<strong>The</strong> vast majority of studies with non-Apis species have been undertaken with bumble bees<br />
<strong>and</strong> again in the majority imidacloprid was used at concentrations in excess of the maximum<br />
rate reported in nectar although 2 studies report effects following continuous dosing at field<br />
realistic rates. Only a small number of studies have been undertaken in bumble bees with<br />
clothianidin <strong>and</strong> thiamethoxam <strong>and</strong> they have not been reported to show effects at field<br />
realistic rates.<br />
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