A successful method of mass marking honey bees, Apis mellifera, at the hive entrance for field experiments

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 91-97

  Howpage, D ^a   Spooner Hart, R N ^a   Sheehy, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Hive entrance devices; Honey bees; Marking bees

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 0032346335     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.1998.11100960     Document Type: Article

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