Invasion behaviour of Varroa jacobsoni Oud.: From bees into brood cells

Apidologie

Volumn 30, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 125-140

  Beetsma, Joop ^a   Boot, Willem Jan ^a   Calis, Johan ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Biotechnical control; Brood cell type; Invasion; Varroa jacobsoni

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; HONEYBEE; MITE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION;

BEHAVIOR; CELL INVASION; CELL TYPE; HONEYBEE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MITE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITISM; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ACARI; APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; VARROA JACOBSONI; VARROIDAE;

EID: 0033050146     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19990204     Document Type: Review

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