Field Control and biology studies of a new pest species, Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae), attacking European honey bees in the Western Hemisphere

Apidologie

Volumn 30, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 361-366

  Elzen, Patti J ^a   Baxter, James R ^a   Westervelt, David ^a,b   Randall, Charlotte ^a,c   Delaplane, Keith S ^a,b   Cutts, Laurence ^a,b   Wilson, William T ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY   (United States)

^c Randall's Wax Works   (United States)

Author keywords

Aethina tumida; Apis mellifera; Attractants; Brood predation; Control; Honey bee; Insecticides; Small hive beetle; USA

Indexed keywords

AETHINA TUMIDA; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; COLEOPTERA; NITIDULIDAE;

EID: 0006447028     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19990501     Document Type: Article

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