Reproductive success of Varroa jacobsoni in brood of its original host, Apis cerana, in comparison to that of its new host, A, mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-126

  Boot, Willem Jan ^a   Tan, Nguyen Quang ^b   Dien, Pham Cong ^b   Van Huan, Luong ^b   Van Dung, Nguyen ^c   Long, Le Tu ^c   Beetsma, Joop ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONG LAM UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c Bee Research and Development Centre   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRONE CELL; HOST SWITCHING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WORKER CELL;

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

EID: 0030854912     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300027255     Document Type: Article

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