Hygienic behaviour of honey bees and its application for control of brood diseases and varroa: Part II. Studies on hygienic behaviour since the Rothenbuhler era

Bee World

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 169-186

  Spivak, Marla ^a   Gilliam, Martha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0032355243     PISSN: 0005772X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0005772X.1998.11099408     Document Type: Article

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