Development of Sampling Methods for Estimating Levels of Varroa jacobsoni (Acari: Varroidae) Infestation in Colonies of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 851-863

  Calderone, Nicholas W ^a   Turcotte, Richard M ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Beneficial Insects Introduction R   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Concordance correlation; Honey bee; Mite; Sampling; Varroa jacobsoni

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APIDAE; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; VARROA JACOBSONI; VARROIDAE;

EID: 0013343163     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/91.4.851     Document Type: Article

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