Guidance Document on Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) Homing Flight Test, using single oral exposure to sub‑lethal doses of test chemical

This guidance document presents a standardised test evaluating the ability of honeybees (Apis mellifera) exposed to a single dose of test chemical to return to the hive; it is a semi-field test, where dietary exposure to the test chemical and bee tagging occur in the laboratory prior to release in the field until the return to the hive. The...