A four-year investigation into the efficacy of domiciles for enhancement of bumble bee populations

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 141-146

  Barron, M C ^a,c   Wratten, S D ^a   Donovan, B J ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Donovan Scientific Insect Research   (New Zealand)

^c AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0013423629     PISSN: 14619555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-9563.2000.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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