Number of reproductive cycles of Varroa jacobsoni in honey-bee (Apis mellifera) colonies

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-112

  Fries, Ingemar ^a   Rosenkranz, Peter ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Bayerische Landesanstalt für Bienenzucht   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Reproductive cycles; Varroa jacobsoni

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; VARROA JACOBSONI; ACARI; HYMENOPTERA;

HONEYBEE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE;

EID: 0029661402     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00051156     Document Type: Article

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