The presence of Varroa jacobsoni mite and Ascosphaera apis fungi in collapsing and normal honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies in Yucatan, Mexico

American Bee Journal

Volumn 139, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 794-796

  Medina, Luis M ^a   Mejia, Eusebio Vicario ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Ascosphaera apis; Chalkbrood disease; Colony collapse; Colony mortality; Honey bees; Mexico; Varroa jacobsoni; Yucatan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033247087     PISSN: 00027626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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