Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) as a pollen resource for honey bee colonies in the Lower Colorado River agroecosystem

Apidologie

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 57-62

  Erickson, E H ^a   Atmowidjojo, A H ^a  

^a CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Cynodon Dactylon; Mortality; Pollen foraging; Pollen plant

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; POLLEN;

BERMUDA GRASS; HONEYBEE; INSECTICIDE; POISONING; POLLEN RESOURCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; GRASS; HONEYBEE; NONHUMAN; UNITED STATES;

ARIZONA; CALIFORNIA; LOWER COLORADO RIVER; USA;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; CYNODON DACTYLON; HYMENOPTERA; POACEAE;

EID: 0030976414     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19970201     Document Type: Article

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