Fluvalinate queen tabs for use against Varroa jacobsoni oud.: Efficacy and impact on honey bee, Apis mellifera L., queen and colony performance

American Bee Journal

Volumn 139, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 871-876

  Currie, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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