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How the Honey Bee Tolerates Some Synthetic Pesticides

"A new study reveals how enzymes in the honey bee gut detoxify pesticides commonly used to kill mites in the honey bee hive. This is the first study to tease out the precise molecular mechanisms that allow a pollinating insect to tolerate exposure to these potentially deadly compounds." CYP9Q-mediated detoxification of acaricides in the honey bee (Apis mellifera),
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
, Volume 108, Number 31, p.12657-12662, (2011)
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