Occurrence of two genotypes of Varroa jacobsoni oud. in North America

Apidologie

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-36

  De Guzman, Lilia I ^a   Rinderer, Thomas E ^a   Stelzer, J Anthony ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Europe; Genotype; Mexico; North America; RAPD; Russia; USA; Varroa jacobsoni

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INSECT CONTROL; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VIRULENCE;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; VARROA JACOBSONI;

EID: 0032977507     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19990104     Document Type: Article

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