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. 2016 May 31;7:11629. doi: 10.1038/ncomms11629

Table 6. Proportional land use types in a 2 kilometer radius surrounding the locations where honey bee colonies were placed in 2011.

USDA-NASS label Site 1: non-agricultural area Site 2: untreated maize Site 3: treated maize
Maize 10.5% 31.8% 37.1%
Soybean 1.8% 40.0% 36.8%
Winter wheat 0.22% 0.96% 1.7%
Alfalfa, hay, pasture 13.4% 16.1% 12.3%
Open water 5.0% 0% 0%
Developed 46.6% 5.9% 6.2%
Deciduous forest 21.4% 5.0% 5.7%
Other* 1.0% 0.16% 0.13%

*Land use types that each comprised < 1% of the area within a 2 km radius of each site (thatis, woody or herbaceous wetlands, barren land, tomatoes, or shrubland).