Effect of host brood type on the number of offspring laid by the honeybee parasite Varroa jacobsoni

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 387-390

  Martin, Stephen ^a   Cook, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; reproduction; Varroa jacobsoni

Indexed keywords

BROOD CELL; HONEYBEE; OFFSPRING NUMBER; PARASITE;

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

EID: 0029659512     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00130551     Document Type: Article

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