Life history of the honey bee tracheal mite (Acari: Tarsonemidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 368-374

  Pettis, Jeffery S ^a,b   Wilson, William T ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acarapis woodi; Apis mellifera; Parasite

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000956602     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/89.3.368     Document Type: Article

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