Positive anemotaxis by Varroa mites: Responses to bee odour plumes and single clean-air puffs

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 255-264

  Kuenen, L P S ^a   Calderone, N W ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemotaxis; Apis mellifera; Behaviour; Mites; Varroa jacobsoni; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; VARROA JACOBSONI;

EID: 0031686332     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3032.1998.233085.x     Document Type: Article

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