Quantification of Hemolymph Proteins as a Fast Method for Testing Protein Diets for Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1284-1289

  Cremonez, Tânia M ^a   De Jong, David ^a   Bitondi, Márcia M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Bee bread; Nutrition; Pollen substitute; Protein diet; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; GLYCINE MAX; HESPERIS; HYMENOPTERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0009679002     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/91.6.1284     Document Type: Article

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