Effect of temperature and humidity of sealed brood on chalkbrood development under controlled conditions

Apidologie

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 185-192

  Flores, J M ^a   Ruiz, J A ^a   Ruz, J M ^a   Puerta, F ^a   Bustos, M ^a   Padilla, F ^a   Campano, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Ascosphaera apis; brood chilling; chalkbrood; humidity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOLING; HONEYBEE; HUMIDITY; INSECT; LARVA; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE;

APIS MELLIFERA; ASCOSPHAERA APIS; INSECTA;

EID: 0030448660     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19960401     Document Type: Article

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